"cachalot" meaning in French

See cachalot in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ka.ʃa.lo/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-DSwissK-cachalot.wav [Switzerland, Valais], LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-cachalot.wav [France, Vosges] Forms: cachalots [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Portuguese cachalote, from cachola (“head”) + -ote. 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Portuguese cachalote, {{af|pt|cachola&lt;t:head&gt;|-ote|nocat=1}} cachola (“head”) + -ote Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} cachalot m (plural cachalots)
  1. sperm whale Tags: masculine

Inflected forms

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