əˌlɒt, -ˌloʊ noun
Origin:
1740–50; < French ≪ Portuguese cacholote, equivalent to cachol(a) pate, noggin (of obscure origin) + -ote augmentative suffix
1740–50; < French ≪ Portuguese cacholote, equivalent to cachol(a) pate, noggin (of obscure origin) + -ote augmentative suffix
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| —n | |
| another name for sperm whale | |
| [C18: from French, from Portuguese, cachalote, of unknown origin] | |
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