catogan

French

Crébillon fils sporting a black catogan.

Etymology

Obscure. The word is linked by etymologists to William Cadogan, 1st Earl Cadogan but he dies in 1726 and the word appears in French around 1770; moreover cadogan is attested in English around 1780.

Pronunciation

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Noun

catogan m (plural catogans)

ribbon to attach the hair
ponytail attached by this ribbon

References

Etymology and history of “catogan”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.