coquette
noun
[ kɒˈkɛt ]
• a flirtatious woman.
• "her transformation from an ice maiden warrior into a winsome coquette"
• a crested Central and South American hummingbird, typically with green plumage, a reddish crest, and elongated cheek feathers.
Origin:
mid 17th century: French, feminine of coquet ‘wanton’, diminutive of coq ‘male bird, cock’.
