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Cochon is a French word that may refer to: *
Domestic pig The pig (''Sus domesticus''), also called swine (: swine) or hog, is an omnivorous, domesticated, even-toed, hoofed mammal. It is named the domestic pig when distinguishing it from other members of the genus '' Sus''. Some authorities cons ...
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Piglet (animal) The pig (''Sus domesticus''), also called swine (: swine) or hog, is an omnivorous, domesticated, even-toed, hoofed mammal. It is named the domestic pig when distinguishing it from other members of the genus '' Sus''. Some authorities consid ...
*''Cochon'', a restaurant in New Orleans; see Cajun cuisine *Slang meaning dirty pig, swine, contemptible person; see
Cultural references to pigs Pigs, widespread in societies around the world since Neolithic times, have been used for many purposes in art, literature, and other expressions of human culture. In classical times, the Romans considered pork the finest of meats, enjoying sausa ...


People

* Albert Auguste Cochon de Lapparent (1839–1908), French geologist *
Charles Cochon de Lapparent Charles Cochon Lapparent (24 January 1750 – 17 July 1825) was a French politician and Minister of Police. Biography He was born 24 January 1750 in Champdeniers-Saint-Denis. He was born into a bourgeois family that was formerly Protestant, ...
(1750–1825), politician of the First French Republic and First French Empire * Georges Cochon (1879–1959), a tapestry maker, anarchist, and secretary of the Federation of Tenants Biography


Other

*'' Le Cochon'', a 1970 film directed by Jean Eustache and Jean-Michel Barjol


See also

* Cochonnaille {{Disambiguation, surname