magot
See also: Magot
English
Noun

magot (1)

magot (2)
magot (plural magots)
- (archaic) The Barbary macaque (Macaca sylvanus) native to the Atlas Mountains of Algeria and Morocco along with a small population of uncertain origin in Gibraltar.
- 1800, The Lady's Magazine Or Entertaining Companion for the Fair Sex (volume 31, page 16)
- The magot differs from the ape by having a long muzzle and large canine teeth; and from the baboon by having no actual tail; though it has an exuberance of skin which bears that appearance.
- 1800, The Lady's Magazine Or Entertaining Companion for the Fair Sex (volume 31, page 16)
- (art) A seated oriental figurine, usually of porcelain or ivory, of a grotesque form
French
Etymology
Unknown/uncertain origin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ma.ɡo/
Audio (file) - Homophone: Magot
Noun
magot m (plural magots)
- the Barbary macaque (Macaca sylvanus) native to the Atlas Mountains of Algeria and Morocco along with a small population of uncertain origin in Gibraltar
- (art) a seated oriental figurine, usually of porcelain or ivory, of a grotesque form
- (colloquial) an ugly man
Noun
magot m (plural magots)
- (colloquial) Savings, nest egg, loot, booty
- (colloquial) a large sum of money
- treasure
Further reading
- “magot”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Norman
Etymology
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Romanian
Declension
Declension of magot
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) magot | magotul | (niște) magoți | magoții |
genitive/dative | (unui) magot | magotului | (unor) magoți | magoților |
vocative | magotule | magoților |
Volapük
Declension
declension of magot
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | magot | magots |
genitive | magota | magotas |
dative | magote | magotes |
accusative | magoti | magotis |
vocative 1 | o magot! | o magots! |
predicative 2 | magotu | magotus |
- 1 status as a case is disputed
- 2 in later, non-classical Volapük only
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