décoction

See also: decoction

French

Etymology

From Old French decoccion, decoction (“decoction; coction, completion of cooking; digestion”), from Latin decoctiōnem, form of decoquō (“to boil down”), from de- + coquō (“to cook”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /de.kɔk.sjɔ̃/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: dé‧coc‧tion

Noun

décoction f (plural décoctions)

  1. decoction

Further reading

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