cachalot

Meaning

The sperm whale, Physeter macrocephalus.

Synonyms

sperm whale

black whale

Physeter catodon

cachalot whale

blackfish

sperm-whale

rorqual

Translations

cachalot

potvis

cachalote

cachalote

capodoglio

cachelot

catxalot

φυσητήρας ο κατώδοντας

grand cachalot

physeter catodon

capidoglio

fisetere

Physeter catodon

Physeter macrophalus

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkaʃəlɒt/

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *kap-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti
Proto-Italic *kapjō
Old Latin kapiō
Latin capiō
Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr
Proto-Indo-European *-trom
Proto-Indo-European *-tlomder.
Latin -ulum
Latin capulum
Portuguese cacho
Portuguese -ola
Portuguese cachola
Portuguese -ote
Portuguese cachalotebor.
French cachalotbor.
English cachalot
Borrowed from French cachalot, from Portuguese cachalote, from cachola (“head”) + -ote.