calicot
French, noun/ka.li.ko/
calicot is spelled C-A-L-I-C-O-T (7 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written French, the 101,144th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Calicot is a French masculine noun meaning “calico” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Étoffe de laine foulonnée rendue imperméable par la conservation d’une partie du suint, utilisée notamment…”.
What does calicot mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecalico
- 2
masculinebanner
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Étoffe de laine foulonnée rendue imperméable par la conservation d’une partie du suint, utilisée notamment pour la confection de chapeaux et de vêtements de marin. Toile de coton moins fine que la percale et dont le tissu n’est pas croisé. 2. Banderole. 3. Commis chez les marchands de drap, de bonneterie, de nouveautés. 4. Personne fringante et vive comme un jeune commis.
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 calicot
- calicots plural
- calicote feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce calicot?
- /ka.li.ko/
- \ka.li.ko\
- [ka.li.ko]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to calicot
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is calicot in French?
calicot appears about once in every 10 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).