noun
Meaning 1
Alternative form of Cagot.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
cagot
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Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /kəˈɡəʊ/
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General-American: /kəˈɡoʊ/
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rhymes with -əʊ
noun
Meaning 2
A member of a persecuted minority in south-western France.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Borrowed from French cagot, from Occitan cagot, of uncertain origin, traditionally speculated to be connected to the Visigoths; according to modern postulation, possibly equivalent to cagar (“to defecate”) + -ot (diminutive suffix).
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Basque: agot — Translations
- French: cagot — Translations
- French: cagote — Translations
- Occitan: cagot — Translations
- Occitan: cagota — Translations
- Polish: kagot — Translations
- Polish: kagotka — Translations
- Portuguese: agote — Translations
- Spanish: agote — Translations