cagot
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English
Noun
cagot (plural cagots)
- Alternative form of Cagot
French
Etymology
From Béarnais Occitan cagot, of uncertain origin.
Many hypotheses have been advanced over time, often postulating some connection with the Visigoths, in accordance with folklore and historical speculation of their mysterious origin. The predominant hypothesis today posits that it is equivalent to Occitan cagar (“to defecate”) + -ot (diminutive suffix) (compare English insults "little shit", shithead, shitter, etc.); this could explain the many local variants, which would've arisen due to taboo deformation.
Pronunciation
Noun
cagot m (plural cagots, feminine cagote)
- (obsolete or historical) Cagot
- (dated) sanctimonious person, hypocrite, egotist
Descendants
- → English: Cagot
Adjective
cagot (feminine cagote, masculine plural cagots, feminine plural cagotes)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “cagot”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.