What does coqueto in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word coqueto in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use coqueto in Spanish.

The word coqueto in Spanish means flirty, flirtatious, well dressed, well-dressed, flirt, dandy, nice, pretty. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word coqueto

flirty, flirtatious

adjetivo (que busca agradar)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
No me extraña que te haya llamado tanto la atención esa muchacha: es coqueta y muy agradable.
It doesn't surprise me that girl caught your attention; she's flirty (or: flirtatious) and very nice.

well dressed, well-dressed

adjetivo (aseado, bien arreglado)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Julio no era un hombre guapo pero sí coqueto: andaba siempre muy bien bañado y olía riquísimo.
He wasn't a good-looking man, but he was well dressed (or: well-dressed); he was always well groomed and smelled really nice.

flirt

nombre masculino, nombre femenino (persona que busca agradar)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Marcela se casó con un coqueto y ahora la consumen los celos.
She married a flirt and now she is consumed by jealousy.

dandy

nombre masculino, nombre femenino (persona bien arreglada)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ese coqueto se pasa horas acicalándose antes de salir de casa.
That dandy spends hours grooming himself before going out.

nice, pretty

adjetivo (bonito, bien arreglado)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Tienes el salón muy coqueto.
Your living room looks really nice (or: pretty).

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