English Explanatory Dictionary

coqueluche

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A type of hood historically worn by those infected with whooping cough, to keep a warm head.

Word forms

coqueluche coqueluches

Etymology

Borrowed from French coqueluche.

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