cachalot

[ kash-uh-lot, -loh ]

/ ˈkæʃ əˌlɒt, -ˌloʊ /

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noun

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Origin of cachalot

1740–50; <French ≪ Portuguese cacholote, equivalent to cachol(a) pate, noggin (of obscure origin) + -ote augmentative suffix

Words nearby cachalot

caccia, cacciatore, Caccini, Cáceres, cachaca, cachalot, cache, cachectic, cachectin, Cache la Poudre, cache memory

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How to use cachalot in a sentence

M. Pomel, whom I cited above, believed it to come from the brain of the whale called "cachalot."
More Science From an Easy Chair|Sir E. Ray (Edwin Ray) Lankester
But it may, perhaps, be significant that a cachalot was stranded off Sark on June 3.
The Plattner Story and Others|H. G. Wells
Out came the head belonging to it, and a spout like an explosion burst forth, denoting the presence of an enormous bull-cachalot.
The Cruise of the Cachalot|Frank T. Bullen
Except for the head work, removing the blubber was effected in precisely the same way as in the case of the cachalot.
The Cruise of the Cachalot|Frank T. Bullen

The resultant oil, when recent, is of a clear white, unlike the golden-tinted fluid obtained from the cachalot.
The Cruise of the Cachalot|Frank T. Bullen

British Dictionary definitions for cachalot

cachalot

/ (ˈkæʃəˌlɒt) /

noun

another name for sperm whale

Word Origin for cachalot

C18: from French, from Portuguese, cachalote, of unknown origin

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