Etymology

coquelicot

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Today it means: A reddish-orange colour; poppy. Full definition →

French coquelicot ← ['fr coquelicot
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  1. ['fr · borrowed fromcoquelicot
  2. French · borrowed fromcoquelicot
  3. English todaycoquelicot

Borrowed from French coquelicot (“red poppy”).

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