cagot

English

Etymology

From French cagot.

Noun

cagot (plural cagots)

(historical) A member of a persecuted minority in south-western France.

French

Etymology

From Béarnais Occitan cagot, of uncertain origin.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ka.ɡo/
Audio (file)
Homophone: cagots

Noun

cagot m (plural cagots)

(obsolete outside historical) cagot
(dated) sanctimonious person, hypocrite

Adjective

cagot (feminine singular cagote, masculine plural cagots, feminine plural cagotes)

(dated) sanctimonious

Derived terms

cagotement

Further reading

“cagot” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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