aligot

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/æ.li.ɡoʊ//ɑ.li.ɡoʊ/

noun

A dish traditionally made in the south of Auvergne from melted Tomme cheese blended into mashed potatoes, often with garlic.

OriginFrench aligot →
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Meanings

nounaligot (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA dish traditionally made in the south of Auvergne from melted Tomme cheese blended into mashed potatoes, often with garlic.

    Now, Marie de Livinhac, a company in the Auvergne region, is making a dehydrated aligot mix that requires only crème fraîche, water and five minutes’ time.

    2007 January 3, Florence Fabricant, “From Banker to Baker in TriBeCa”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Frenchaligot
  2. Englishaligot

Borrowed from French aligot.

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Translations

Arabic أليغو
  • أليغوa potato and cheese dish from Auvergne
Catalan aligot
  • aligota potato and cheese dish from Auvergne
French aligot
  • aligota potato and cheese dish from Auvergne
Indonesian aligot
  • aligota potato and cheese dish from Auvergne
Japanese アリゴ
  • アリゴ (arigo)a potato and cheese dish from Auvergne
Korean 알리고
  • 알리고 (alligo)a potato and cheese dish from Auvergne
Norwegian aligot
  • aligota potato and cheese dish from Auvergne
Portuguese aligot
  • aligota potato and cheese dish from Auvergne
Spanish aligot
  • aligota potato and cheese dish from Auvergne
Swedish aligot
  • aligota potato and cheese dish from Auvergne
Vietnamese aligot
  • aligota potato and cheese dish from Auvergne

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

latigo
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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