Calicut

English

Etymology

From Portuguese Calicut, from Malayalam കോഴിക്കോട് (kōḻikkōṭŭ), perhaps through Arabic قليقوط (“qālīqūṭ”).

Proper noun

Calicut

  1. Former name of Kozhikode: a city in Kerala, India.

Derived terms

Portuguese

Proper noun

Calicut f

  1. obsolete form of Calecute
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