lapigot

Mi'kmaq

Etymology

Borrowed from French la picote.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /la.pi.kot/, [labiɡot(ʰ)]

Noun

lapigot anim (plural lapigotg, obviative lapigotl)

1. (pathology) smallpox

Derived terms

• lapigotewit (“to have smallpox”)

Further reading

• “lapigot”, in Mi'gmaq/Mi'kmaq Online Talking Dictionary‎^[1], 1997–2024