coquille

scallop shell coquille. / (French kɔkij) / noun. any dish, esp seafood, served in a scallop shell: Coquilles St Jacques. a scallop shell, or dish resembling a shell.

Origin of Coquille French from Latin conchȳlia pl. of conchȳlium shellfish from Greek konkhulion diminutive of konkhos. From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition. Borrowing from French coquille. See also cockle.

scallop shell Noun. coquille (plural coquilles) A meal, especially a seafood dish, served in an actual scallop shell or a dish (container) shaped like a shell. A scallop shell or a dish (container) shaped like one, especially when used to serve the aforementioned food.

Coquille /koʊˈkiːl/ is a city in, and the county seat of, Coos County, Oregon, United States. The population was 4,015 at the 2020 census. The primary economic base is the timber industry.

People encountering the Coquille Indian Tribe are often puzzled about the pronunciation of our name. The southwestern Oregon town of Coquille and the nearby Coquille River are both pronounced “ko-keel.” So why does the Tribe pronounce its name “ko-kwel”?

Coquille | Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster.

The Scallop (Cockle) Shell One of the most famous depictions of this iconic shell is seen in Boticelli's famous painting, The Birth of Venus. Thanks to this image, the Scallop shell has been tied to Venus, the goddess of love and fertility – and the shell shares the same meanings.

OregonCoquille / State The city of Coquille (pronounced ko-KEEL), a wood-products manufacturing community and the Coos County seat, is located in southwest Oregon about twenty-five miles up the Coquille River from the Oregon Coast.

Tool of the Trade Another distinctly Coquille product was the blueschist adze. Because of its extraordinary hardness, blueschist was difficult to shape, but it yielded a tough, durable tool. A blueschist adze, sometimes mounted on an intricately carved wooden handle, was both useful and prestigious.

Jacques. [ koh-keelsan-zhak, zhahk; French koh-kee-yuhsan-zhak ] show ipa. nounFrench Cooking. an appetizer of minced scallops in a wine and cream sauce topped with grated cheese and browned under a broiler: usually served in scallop shells.

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The scallop shell, the coquille St Jacques is so called because it has been the symbol used since the 12th century by pilgrims walking to St Jacques de Compostèle. A carved scallop shell is to be found on the front of houses used by pilgrims at stopover points.