Calicut

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  1. 1
    Former name of Kozhikode: a city in Kerala, India.

Etymology

From Portuguese Calicut, from Malayalam കോഴിക്കോട് (kōḻikkōṭŭ), perhaps through Arabic قليقوط (“qālīqūṭ”).

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