cachalot
[ kash-uh-lot, -loh ]
noun
Origin of cachalot
11740–50; <French ≪ Portuguese cacholote, equivalent to cachol(a) pate, noggin (of obscure origin) + -ote augmentative suffix
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British Dictionary definitions for cachalot
cachalot
/ (ˈkæʃəˌlɒt) /
noun
another name for sperm whale
Origin of cachalot
1C18: from French, from Portuguese, cachalote, of unknown origin
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