cocotte-minute
/kɔ.kɔt mi.nyt/
la
noun
B1
le (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- plural
- les cocottes-minute
Meaning
Similar words
cocotte-minute is actually a genericized trademark, like "Instant Pot"; autocuiseur is the generic term — both mean "pressure cooker."
Practice
1 What does cocotte-minute mean?
pressure cooker
2 Fill the gap: Le ragoût cuit en vingt minutes dans la ___-minute.
Full sentence: Le ragoût cuit en vingt minutes dans la cocotte-minute. (The stew cooks in twenty minutes in the pressure cooker.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches cocotte-minute?
cocotte-minute: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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