Calicut

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Calicut

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Borrowed from Portuguese Calicut, from Malayalam കോഴിക്കോട് (kōḻikkōṭŭ), perhaps through Arabic قليقوط (“qālīqūṭ”). Unrelated to English Calcutta.

proper noun

Former name of Kozhikode: a city in Kerala, India.

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"Calicut." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/calicut. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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

Chicago

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

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@misc{calicut_2026,
  title = {Calicut},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/calicut},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}