Coccinelle (disambiguation)
Coccinelle is the French word for a ladybug (or ladybird). It may refer to:
- a French transsexual actress and entertainer, see Coccinelle
- an Italian leatherware and shoe manufacturer, see Coccinelle (manufacturer)
- Coccinelle (software) - a framework for refactoring of C source code
- the French nickname for the Volkswagen Beetle
- the word (קוקסינל, pronounced koksinel) historically used in Israel for a (male to female) transsexual woman. The word's usage was coined after an Israeli tour in the 1960s, of Coccinelle a French transsexual actress and entertainer. Now rarely used except as a derogatory term to refer to a transsexual woman who is working as a sex worker.
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