coquillage

== French == === Etymology === From coquille +‎ -age. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɔ.ki.jaʒ/ Homophone: coquillages Rhymes: -ɑʒ === Noun === coquillage m (plural coquillages) seashell (uncountable) shellfish ==== Usage notes ==== This refers to the shell of sea animals such as mollusks and bivalves, not to land animals. The shell of a turtle is referred to as a carapace, and the shell of a snail is referred to as a coquille. ==== Related terms ==== coquille ==== Descendants ==== Mauritian Creole: kokiyaz === Further reading === “coquillage”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012