caboter

French

Etymology

Uncertain, perhaps from cap + -oter, influenced by Spanish cabo (cape). Sometimes claimed to be derived from Italian explorer Sebastian Cabot (c. 1474–1557) or John Cabot (c. 1450–1500), but the Centre National de Ressources Textuelles et Lexicales describes this derivation as unsupported by the chronology.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ka.bɔ.te/
  • (file)

Verb

caboter

  1. (intransitive, nautical) to coast, to hug the coastline (to travel by the coast)
    Synonyms: (rare) côtoyer, serrer la côte
  2. (intransitive) to transport goods or passenger, to provide cabotage

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Further reading

Norman

Etymology

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Verb

caboter

  1. (Jersey, agriculture) to produce a good crop (of potatoes)
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