coquillage

French

coquillage

Etymology

From coquille +‎ -age.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ.ki.jaʒ/

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• Homophone: coquillages
• Rhymes: -ɑʒ

Noun

coquillage m (plural coquillages)

1. seashell
2. (uncountable) shellfish

Usage notes

This refers to the shell of sea animals such as mollusks and bivalves, not to land animals. The shell of a turtle is referred to as a carapace, and the shell of a snail is referred to as a coquille.

Related terms

• coquille

Further reading

• “coquillage”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.