Calicut

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Former name of Kozhikode: a city in Kerala, India.

Word forms

Calicut

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Calicut, from Malayalam കോഴിക്കോട് (kōḻikkōṭŭ), perhaps through Arabic قليقوط (“qālīqūṭ”).

Derived words

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