cagot
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cagot¹
noun cagots
- Alternative form of Cagot
Cagot²
- /kəˈɡəʊ/ UK
- /kəˈɡoʊ/ US
Rhymes with -əʊ
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French cagot, from Occitan cagot, of uncertain origin, traditionally speculated to be connected to the Visigoths; according to modern postulation, possibly equivalent to cagar (“to defecate”) + -ot (diminutive suffix).
noun Cagots · cagot
- A member of a persecuted minority in south-western France.
Translations
Talk about this word "cagot." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cagot. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. cagot. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cagot "cagot." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cagot.Cite this
@misc{cagot_2026,
title = {cagot},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cagot},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
