Calicut

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proper noun

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

OriginPortuguese Calicut ← Malayalam കോഴിക്കോട് ← Arabic قليقوط →
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Meanings

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

Origin

  1. Arabicقليقوط“qālīqūṭ”
  2. Malayalamകോഴിക്കോട്
  3. PortugueseCalicut
  4. EnglishCalicut

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

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APA

Calicut. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Calicut

MLA

“Calicut.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Calicut. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Calicut,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Calicut.

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