Cadillac

English · Français · Deutsch · Thesaurus

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

Cadillac

/ˈkædɪlæk/ UK
/ˈkædəˌlæk/ US

Rhymes with -æk

Where it comes from

From French Cadillac, from Occitan Cadilhac.

Most places or objects named Cadillac are named for Antoine Laumet de La Mothe, sieur de Cadillac, a French explorer who founded the eponymous city in Maine and later the city of Detroit, Michigan.

proper noun

A brand of luxury automobile (founded as an independent but since 1909 a marque of General Motors).
A surname from French.
An urban area of Quebec, Canada.
A village in Saskatchewan, Canada.
A commune of Gironde department, France.
A commune of Gironde department, France.
A city, the county seat of Wexford County, Michigan, United States. Former name: Clam Lake.
A mountain in Maine.

adjective more Cadillac · most Cadillac

US Describing a brand representing the most luxurious or highest quality example in its class. (derived from the GM car brand Cadillac)

noun Cadillacs

An automobile of this marque. Often used as an example of a luxury car or luxuriousness in general. the Cadillac of [product category]
Similar: Caddy
alternative, archaic Alternative spelling of Catillac. A large variety of cooking pear.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: car, caddy, buick, chevrolet, oldsmobile, chevy, pontiac, ghia, volga, golf car, goat, cadet gray, gawr, grand cairo, grip-car, avgp

Translations

Every language

name a brand of luxury automobile

한국어	캐딜락 Kaedillak
日本語	キャデラック Kyaderakku
中文	凱迪拉克 /凯迪拉克 Kǎidílākè
Français	Cadillac
Русский	Кадилла́к Kadillák
العربية	كَادِيلَاك kadilāk

name a surname

中文	卡迪亞克 /卡迪亚克 Kǎdíyàkè
Français	Cadillac

Talk about this word

Cite this

MLA

"Cadillac." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cadillac. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Cadillac. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cadillac

Chicago

"Cadillac." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cadillac.

BibTeX

@misc{cadillac_2026,
  title = {Cadillac},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cadillac},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}