calicot

French

Etymology

Etymology tree

Malayalam കോഴിക്കോട് (kōḻikkōṭŭ)bor.

Portuguese Calicutbor.

English Calicut

English calicobor.

French calicot

Borrowed from English calico.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.li.ko/

Noun

calicot m (plural calicots)

1. (textiles) calico
2. (by extension) banner

   Synonym: banderole

Further reading

• “calicot”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012