llagot

Catalan

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps from Gothic *𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌲𐍉𐌽 (*laigōn, “lick”) (attested in prefixed form as 𐌱𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌲𐍉𐌽 (bilaigōn)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ʎəˈɣɔt]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ʎaˈɣɔt]

Noun

llagot m (plural llagots)

1. flattery, cajolery

   Synonym: llagoteria

Derived terms

• llagotejar
• llagoter

Further reading

• “llagot”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “llagot” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.