Meanings
nouncaygotte (plural caygottes)
plural caygottes
- a coyote
Synonyms: prairie wolf, American jackal, brush wolf
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna coyote
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Origin
- Occitancagot
- Englishcaygotte
Apparently from a Basque word derived from Occitan cagot, which itself claimed to be from ca-goth (“Gothic dog”).
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APA
caygotte. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caygotte
MLA
“caygotte.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caygotte. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “caygotte,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caygotte.
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