cachalot

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkæʃəˌlɒt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kash′ə lot′, -lō′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
cach•a•lot  (kash′ə lot′, -lō′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. MammalsSee sperm whale. 
  • French Portuguese cacholote, equivalent. to cachol(a) pate, noggin (of obscure origin, originally) + -ote augmentative suffix
  • 1740–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
cachalot / ˈkæʃəˌlɒt/
  1. another name for sperm whale
Etymology: 18th Century: from French, from Portuguese, cachalote, of unknown origin

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