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cahotement

French, noun/ka.ɔt.mɑ̃/

cahotement is spelled C-A-H-O-T-E-M-E-N-T (10 letters). Cahotement is a French masculine noun meaning “jerk; jolt” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Secousse qu’on éprouve dans une voiture qui cahote”.

What does cahotement mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinejerk; jolt

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Secousse qu’on éprouve dans une voiture qui cahote. 2. Mouvement évoquant une secousse.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of cahotement

  • cahotements plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce cahotement?

  • /ka.ɔt.mɑ̃/
  • \ka.ɔt.mɑ̃\
  • [ka.ɔt.mɑ̃]

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

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