cagot
English
editNoun
editcagot (plural cagots)
- Alternative form of Cagot
French
editEtymology
editFrom Béarnais Occitan cagot, of uncertain origin.
Many hypotheses have been advanced over time, often postulating some connection with the Visigoths, in accordance with folklore and historical speculation of their mysterious origin. The predominant hypothesis today posits that it is equivalent to Occitan cagar (“to defecate”) + -ot (diminutive suffix) (compare English insults "little shit", shithead, shitter, etc.); this could explain the many local variants, which would've arisen due to taboo deformation.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editcagot m (plural cagots, feminine cagote)
- (obsolete or historical) Cagot
- (dated) sanctimonious person, hypocrite, egotist
Descendants
edit- → English: Cagot
Adjective
editcagot (feminine cagote, masculine plural cagots, feminine plural cagotes)
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “cagot”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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