haught

H4A1U1G2H4T1
UK/hɔːt/US/hɔt/cot caught merger/hɑt/

adjective

Haughty.

OriginMiddle English haut ← Old French haut →
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Meanings

haught1

adjectivehaught (comparative more haught, superlative most haught)

comparative more haught · superlative most haught · alternative obsolete haut · alternative obsolete haute · alternative pronunciation spelling hawt

  1. obsoleteHaughty.

Haught2

proper nounHaught (plural Haughts)

plural Haughts

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Old Frenchhaut
  2. Middle Englishhaut
  3. Englishhaught

From Middle English haut, hault, from Old French haut.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with haught

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Sounds the same

hot (cot–caught merger)
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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