Cochon is a French word that may refer to:
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Domestic pig
The pig (''Sus domesticus''), often called swine, hog, or domestic pig when distinguishing from other members of the genus ''Sus'', is an omnivorous, domesticated, even-toed, hoofed mammal. It is variously considered a subspecies of ''Sus ...
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Piglet (animal)
The pig (''Sus domesticus''), often called swine, hog, or domestic pig when distinguishing from other members of the genus '' Sus'', is an omnivorous, domesticated, even-toed, hoofed mammal. It is variously considered a subspecies of ''Sus ...
*''Cochon'', a restaurant in New Orleans; see
Cajun cuisine
*Slang meaning dirty pig, swine, contemptible person; see
Cultural references to pigs
People
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Albert Auguste Cochon de Lapparent (1839–1908), French geologist
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Charles Cochon de Lapparent
Charles Cochon Lapparent (24 January 1750 in Champdeniers-Saint-Denis – 17 July 1825 in Poitiers) was a French politician and Minister of Police.
He was born into a bourgeois family that was formerly Protestant, a religion they were required t ...
(1750–1825), politician of the First French Republic and First French Empire
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Georges Cochon (1879–1959), a tapestry maker, anarchist, and secretary of the Federation of Tenants Biography
Other
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Le Cochon'', a 1970 film directed by Jean Eustache and Jean-Michel Barjol
See also
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Cochonnaille
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