English Explanatory Dictionary

cagot

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Alternative form of Cagot.
noun
  1. A member of a persecuted minority in south-western France.

Pronunciation

/kəˈɡəʊ/ /kəˈɡoʊ/

Word forms

cagot cagots

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).

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