cagnotte

French

Etymology

From Occitan cagnoto, canhòta, cagn, cagno, cagni, from Vulgar Latin *cania, from Latin canis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.ɲɔt/

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Noun

cagnotte f (plural cagnottes)

1. pool, kitty, pot (of money, for distribution)

Further reading

• “cagnotte”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.