cotquean

cot·quean

C c

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kot-kween]
- /ˈkɒtˌkwin/
- /kˈɒtkwiən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kot-kween]
- /ˈkɒtˌkwin/

Definitions of cotquean word

noun cotquean a coarse woman 3
noun cotquean a man who does housework 3
noun cotquean a vulgar, scolding woman 3
noun cotquean a man who does housework or other work regarded as women's 3
noun cotquean Archaic. a man who busies himself with traditionally women's household duties. 1
noun cotquean Archaic. a coarse woman. 1

See all 7 definitions of cotquean

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Origin of cotquean

First appearance:

before 1540

One of the 30% oldest English words

First recorded in 1540-50; cot2 + quean

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Parts of speech for Cotquean

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Cotquean

cotquean popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 53% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

cotquean usage trend in Literature

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