cochenille

== French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French cochenille, cossenille, probably borrowed from Spanish cochinilla, itself probably a diminutive of cochino. Other proposed etymologies, such as Latin coccinus through the intermediate of Italian cocciniglia, or Ancient Greek κόκκινος (kókkinos) through a Spanish intermediate, are less likely. === Pronunciation === (France) IPA(key): /kɔʃ.nij/ (Quebec) IPA(key): /kɔʃ.nɪj/ === Noun === cochenille f (plural cochenilles) cochineal (insect & pigment) === Further reading === “cochenille”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012