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Where does “coquelicot” come from?

coquelicot (French) comes from French cocorico — cock-a-doodle-do.

coquelicot (French): poppy, corn poppy, red poppy

Definitions

  1. poppy, corn poppy, red poppy

Ancestry of “coquelicot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcocoricocock-a-doodle-do

Words derived from “coquelicot”

  • coquelicot
Every word from French cocorico →