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magot
English
Etymology
From French
Noun
magot (plural magots)
- (archaic) The Barbary macaque (Macaca sylvanus) native to the Atlas Mountains of Algeria and Morocco along with a small population of uncertain origin in Gibraltar.
- 1800, The Lady's Magazine Or Entertaining Companion for the Fair Sex (volume 31, page 16)
- The magot differs from the ape by having a long muzzle and large canine teeth; and from the baboon by having no actual tail; though it has an exuberance of skin which bears that appearance.
- 1800, The Lady's Magazine Or Entertaining Companion for the Fair Sex (volume 31, page 16)
- (art) A seated oriental figurine, usually of porcelain or ivory, of a grotesque form
Anagrams
- AMGOT
French
Etymology
Unknown/uncertain origin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ma.?o/
Noun
magot m (plural magots)
- (colloquial) pile (of money), hoard
- a commercial agent
Further reading
- “magot” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Middle English
Alternative forms
- magat, maked
Etymology
Variant of maddok by metathesis.
Noun
magot (plural magots)
- a maggot, bedbug
Descendants
- English: maggot
- Yola: maghogès (plural)
References
- “magot, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Norman
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
magot m (plural magots)
- (Jersey) maggot
Romanian
Etymology
From French magot.
Noun
magot m (plural mago?i)
- magot
Declension
Volapük
Noun
magot (nominative plural magots)
- statue
Declension
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cagot
English
Etymology
From French cagot.
Noun
cagot (plural cagots)
- (historical) A member of a persecuted minority in south-western France.
French
Etymology
From Béarnais Occitan cagot, of uncertain origin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ka.?o/
- Homophone: cagots
Noun
cagot m (plural cagots, feminine cagote)
- (obsolete outside historical) cagot
- (dated) sanctimonious person, hypocrite
Adjective
cagot (feminine singular cagote, masculine plural cagots, feminine plural cagotes)
- (dated) sanctimonious
Derived terms
- cagotement
Further reading
- “cagot” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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