Meanings
chicot1
plural chicots
- Synonym of Kentucky coffeetree.
Synonyms: Kentucky coffeetree
- CanadabusinessA tree or tree limb that is dead and may fall and cause injury.
Felling a tree which is supporting a chicot can be dangerous as depicted in the above drawing. The victim in this case was fatally crushed by the falling chicot.
1972, Pulp & Paper Magazine of Canada (volume 73, issues 1-6, page 28)
Chicot2
- A county in Arkansas: see Chicot County.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of Kentucky coffeetree.
More synonyms by meaning
nounhandsome tree of central and eastern North America having large bipinnate leaves and green-white flowers followed by large woody brown pods whose seeds are used as a coffee substitute
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Frenchchicot
- Englishchicot
From French chicot.
More words from French
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
chicot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chicot
“chicot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chicot. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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