I had honestly never put much thought into how Coquette was supposed to be correctly pronounced, until a friend of mine had pronounced it differently than I had been after seeing it on some packaging in my room. Then I got to thinking, what actually was the correct way to pronounce it? I tried looking around, but didn't see anything. In addition to wondering how it's correctly pronounced, I'm also curious to see how the rest of you pronounce Coquette.
How do you pronounce Coquette?
10/23/2010
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I totally forgot to add Coke-kay and Cok-way. Damn!
10/23/2010
Honestly, and this is going to sound bad, but every time I see the word "Coquette" I think of "Croquettes" which are *so* delicious! Lol
10/23/2010
I don't understand how someone could pronounce that with a wee or way ending. At all.
10/23/2010
From Microsoft's works; co·quette [ko két]
10/23/2010
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You've made me and my fiance hungry, lol. And I'm glad I'm not the only one that has/had no idea how to pronounce it, lol
Originally posted by
Persephone Nightmare
Honestly, and this is going to sound bad, but every time I see the word "Coquette" I think of "Croquettes" which are *so* delicious! Lol
10/23/2010
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Woo! That means I was saying it right! lol
Originally posted by
ToyTimeTim
From Microsoft's works; co·quette [ko két]
10/23/2010
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Sometimes the 'u' behind the 'q' can lend itself to sounding like a 'w'. I think. I'm not an English major, so don't quote me, lol
Originally posted by
Coralbell
I don't understand how someone could pronounce that with a wee or way ending. At all.
10/23/2010
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Yeah! Here's the definition, woman who flirts: a flirtatious woman
Originally posted by
Jul!a
Woo! That means I was saying it right! lol
[Mid-17th century. < French , feminine of coquet (see coquet)] I though that was pretty cool and fits.
10/23/2010
I pronounce it Co-Kette; but Coke-ette is close enough
10/23/2010
I've always pronounced it 'ko-KET', but I don't remember where I learned it. Very likely in all my literature reading. I'm a stickler for proper pronunciation.
10/23/2010
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Yeah, I think that's closer to how I say it too.
Originally posted by
DeliciousSurprise
I pronounce it Co-Kette; but Coke-ette is close enough
10/23/2010
I think almost everyone is pronouncing it correctly ^^ I dunno where I learned to pronounce it but yeah.
What was the point of this question though? I am curious.
What was the point of this question though? I am curious.
10/23/2010
I speak some French and it hurts my ears when someone pronounces it wrong!
10/23/2010
It's "coke-ette." It's a French spelling.
10/23/2010
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I understand how people could think the qu was pronounced like in the word queen, I just don't understand how ette could ever make an ee or ay sound. It if was Coquet that would make sense to me, but not for Coquette.
Originally posted by
Jul!a
Sometimes the 'u' behind the 'q' can lend itself to sounding like a 'w'. I think. I'm not an English major, so don't quote me, lol
10/23/2010
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Since it is french I though that meant the ette is soft not hard? my first instinct was to say it more like it looks, but then I think I starting thinking about it too in depth.
Originally posted by
Sir
It's "coke-ette." It's a French spelling.
But I have been confused about this since my first piece from them. I have said it both Co-ket and Co-quay. I'll have to ask my friend who is fluent in French.
I never thought to look it up!
I found this: [koh-ket] in both French and English so the mystery is solved I think. It's a hard sound. Now I don't have to say it in fear anymore lol
10/23/2010
Yeah I pronounce it closer to cock-ette. hehe
10/23/2010
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I am fairly fluent in French. The only way that it would be "cokay" is if it was spelled "coquet," as another person said. "Ette" is feminine, making it pronounced. "Et" is masculine, making it an "ay" sound or in some cases silent.
Originally posted by
~LaUr3n~
Since it is french I though that meant the ette is soft not hard? my first instinct was to say it more like it looks, but then I think I starting thinking about it too in depth.
But I have been confused about this since my first piece from ... more
But I have been confused about this since my first piece from ... more
Since it is french I though that meant the ette is soft not hard? my first instinct was to say it more like it looks, but then I think I starting thinking about it too in depth.
But I have been confused about this since my first piece from them. I have said it both Co-ket and Co-quay. I'll have to ask my friend who is fluent in French.
I never thought to look it up!
I found this: [koh-ket] in both French and English so the mystery is solved I think. It's a hard sound. Now I don't have to say it in fear anymore lol less
But I have been confused about this since my first piece from them. I have said it both Co-ket and Co-quay. I'll have to ask my friend who is fluent in French.
I never thought to look it up!
I found this: [koh-ket] in both French and English so the mystery is solved I think. It's a hard sound. Now I don't have to say it in fear anymore lol less
10/23/2010
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With the French pronunciation, it would be something along the lines of Coke-ett.
Originally posted by
Sir
I am fairly fluent in French. The only way that it would be "cokay" is if it was spelled "coquet," as another person said. "Ette" is feminine, making it pronounced. "Et" is masculine, making it an "ay" sound or in some cases silent.
10/24/2010
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Yeah... no haha
Originally posted by
Coralbell
I don't understand how someone could pronounce that with a wee or way ending. At all.
10/24/2010
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Exactly. That is what I said, no?
Originally posted by
StrawberryEve
With the French pronunciation, it would be something along the lines of Coke-ett.
10/24/2010
I started taking French in middle school so anything remotely French language connected, I pronounce the way the language dictates. Co-ket. And Sir is right on with the noun's gender pronounciation.
Some pronounciations of French words in our language really make me twitch. But, again, it's only because I learned the French usage first. Two examples:
Crêpe - the pancake-like food item, pronounced /kre?p/ phonetically. The vowel is like that in the word "set". The word sounds close to "crap" actually, which is understandably not appealing. So Americans say it like it rhymes with grapes. *twitch*
Sans - "without". The sound is... ok, hard to describe by someone that hasn't taken linguistics for a few years. But nasal-y and closer to the word "song" (without the g). But Americans say it like "sands". *second twitch*
Wow, I'm ranty/chatty tonight. I apologize for my linguistics lesson. I shall scurry off now.
Some pronounciations of French words in our language really make me twitch. But, again, it's only because I learned the French usage first. Two examples:
Crêpe - the pancake-like food item, pronounced /kre?p/ phonetically. The vowel is like that in the word "set". The word sounds close to "crap" actually, which is understandably not appealing. So Americans say it like it rhymes with grapes. *twitch*
Sans - "without". The sound is... ok, hard to describe by someone that hasn't taken linguistics for a few years. But nasal-y and closer to the word "song" (without the g). But Americans say it like "sands". *second twitch*
Wow, I'm ranty/chatty tonight. I apologize for my linguistics lesson. I shall scurry off now.
10/24/2010
I pronounce it ko-ket.
10/24/2010
I say it like cro-kay
10/24/2010
No problem!
10/24/2010
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Yep! French girl here. koh-ket is correct
Originally posted by
Sir
I am fairly fluent in French. The only way that it would be "cokay" is if it was spelled "coquet," as another person said. "Ette" is feminine, making it pronounced. "Et" is masculine, making it an "ay" sound or in some cases silent.
10/24/2010
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Yeap I was about to type Co-ket but that is how I thought it was pronounced
Originally posted by
Chilipepper
I've always pronounced it 'ko-KET', but I don't remember where I learned it. Very likely in all my literature reading. I'm a stickler for proper pronunciation.
10/24/2010
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Awesome, well there ya go. I learned something knew about you
Originally posted by
Sir
I am fairly fluent in French. The only way that it would be "cokay" is if it was spelled "coquet," as another person said. "Ette" is feminine, making it pronounced. "Et" is masculine, making it an "ay" sound or in some cases silent.
10/24/2010
I've always said 'ko-ket' but that's because I was always kind of snobby about a few years of french in school and being genetically french. Well, somewhere back past the french canadian. Because my ancestors were lumberjacks, lol...
10/24/2010