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Where does “cagote” come from?

cagote (French) comes from Galician cagar, from Old Portuguese cagar, from Latin cacāre.

cagote (French): feminine singular of cagot

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of cagot

Ancestry of “cagote”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galiciancagar—
2Old Portuguesecagar—
3Latincacāre—

Words derived from “cagote”

  • cagotement
Every word from Latin cacāre →