cagot

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UK/kəˈɡəʊ/US/kəˈɡoʊ/

noun

A member of a persecuted minority in south-western France.

OriginFrench cagot ← Occitan cagot →
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Meanings

cagot1

nouncagot (plural cagots)

plural cagots

  1. alternativeAlternative form of Cagot.

Cagot2

nounCagot (plural Cagots)

plural Cagots · alternative cagot

  1. historicalA member of a persecuted minority in south-western France.

Origin

  1. Occitancagot
  2. Frenchcagot
  3. EnglishCagot

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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Translations

Basque agot
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French cagot, cagote
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Polish kagot, kagotka
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Portuguese agote
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Spanish agote
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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with cagot

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APA

cagot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cagot

MLA

“cagot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cagot. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cagot,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cagot.

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