Cagot

English

Alternative forms

• cagot

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).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /kəˈɡəʊ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /kəˈɡoʊ/
• Rhymes: -oʊ

Noun

Cagot (plural Cagots)

1. (historical) A member of a persecuted minority in south-western France.

Translations

Translations

• Basque: agot
• French: cagot (fr) m, cagote (fr) f
• Occitan: cagot m, cagota f
• Portuguese: agote m or f
• Spanish: agote (es) m or f

Cebuano

Etymology

From kagot.

Proper noun

Cagot

1. a surname