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Definition: COQUINA |
COQUINANoun1. A soft, whitish, coral-like stone, formed of broken shells and corals, found in the southern United States, and used for roadbeds and for building material, as in the fort at St. Augustine, Florida. |
Date "COQUINA" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1832. (references) |
Etymology: Coquina \Co*qui"na\, noun. [Spanish expression, shellfish, cockle.]. (Websters 1913) |
| Domain | Definition |
Mining | A detrital limestone composed wholly or chiefly of mechanically sorted fossil debris that experienced abrasion and transport before reaching the depositional site and that is weakly to moderately cemented, but not completely indurated; esp. a porous light-colored limestone made up of loosely aggregated shells and shell fragments, such as the relatively recent deposits occurring in Florida and used for roadbeds andconstruction. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Crosswords: COQUINA |
| Specialty definitions using "COQUINA": coquinoid limestone ♦ lumachelle. (references) |
| Domain | Title |
Books | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Coquina shore line, Indian River. Credit: Library of Congress. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
coquina beach | 29 |
coquina | 23 |
coquina isle | 7 |
coquina key | 6 |
arms coquina key | 6 |
beach coquina florida | 5 |
condo coquina isle | 5 |
la coquina | 4 |
coquina rock | 4 |
coquina shell | 3 |
bank coquina | 3 |
beach coquina resort | 3 |
coquina crossing | 3 |
bay coquina island sanibel | 3 |
beach coquina fl | 2 |
coquina stone | 2 |
boat cat coquina | 2 |
beach coquina island sanibel | 2 |
coquina gable | 2 |
condominium coquina isle | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "COQUINA"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||
Danish | skalførende sandsten (coquina pure-quartz sandstone). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Dutch | schelprijke kwartszandsteen (coquina pure-quartz sandstone), lumachelle (coquina pure-quartz sandstone). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
French | calcaire coquillé (coquina rock), grès lumachellique (coquina pure-quartz sandstone). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
German | Coquina-Sandstein (coquina pure-quartz sandstone). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Greek | λουμασελλικός ψαμμίτης (coquina pure-quartz sandstone). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Italian | arenaria a lumachella (coquina pure-quartz sandstone). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | oquinacay arenisca de lumaquela (coquina pure-quartz sandstone). (various references) skalförande kvartssandsten (coquina pure-quartz sandstone). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "COQUINA": coquinas. (additional references) | |
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"COQUINA" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Capuana, Caquita, conquina, coqui, coquin, Couiza, Counihan, Cucina, moquini. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "COQUINA" (pronounced 'Co*qui"na'): Abuna, Achatina, Alcanna, Alhenna, Alumna, Amphirhina, Amphisbaena, Angina, Anna, Anona, Antenna, arena, Avena, Avifauna, Banana, Becuna, BELLADONNA, Bellona, Carina, Casuarina, Catena, Cavatina, Concertina, Cromorna, Curtana, Czarevna, Czarina, Damiana, DIANA, Echidna, Erythrina, Galena, Gehenna, Gena, Globigerina, Glucina, Hemina, henna, Hosanna, HYENA, iguana, Krishna, lacuna, Lena, Levana, Limacina, Linguatulina, Littorina, Luna, Madonna. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-i-n-o-q-u" | |
-1 letter: quinoa. | |
-2 letters: quoin, uncia. | |
-3 letters: cain, ciao, cion, coin, coni, icon, naoi, quai, quin, unai, unci, unco. | |
-4 letters: ain, ani, can, con, ion, oca, qua. | |
-5 letters: ai, an, in, na, no, nu, on, un. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-i-n-o-q-u" | |
+1 letter: conquian, coquinas. | |
+2 letters: conquians. | |
+3 letters: coequating, nonaquatic. | |
+4 letters: acquisition, equinoctial, unequivocal. | |
+5 letters: acquisitions, conquistador, equinoctials, equivocating, equivocation, liquefaction, quadraphonic, quadriphonic. | |
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