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cachalot
[ kash-uh-lot, -loh ]
/ ˈkæʃ əˌlɒt, -ˌloʊ /
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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, cachectin, Cache la Poudre, cache memory, cachepot
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Word Origin for cachalot
C18: from French, from Portuguese, cachalote, of unknown origin
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