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cabot

mongrel

noun kah-BOH Rare

Also means

ham (overacting actor)

Usage Note

Cabot has two distinct registers: in everyday speech it is a familiar or slightly affectionate word for a mongrel dog, similar to English 'mutt'. In theatrical slang it denotes an actor who hams it up, a sense linked to cabotin. The dog sense is the more common one in everyday conversation.

Examples

"Le cabot du voisin aboie toute la nuit."

Natural Translation

The neighbour's mutt barks all night.

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