aligot

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French aligot.

Noun

aligot (uncountable)

  1. A dish traditionally made in the south of Auvergne from melted Tomme cheese blended into mashed potatoes, often with garlic.
    • 2007 January 3, Florence Fabricant, “From Banker to Baker in TriBeCa”, in New York Times:
      Now, Marie de Livinhac, a company in the Auvergne region, is making a dehydrated aligot mix that requires only crème fraîche, water and five minutes’ time.

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Catalan

Pronunciation

  • (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /ə.liˈɡɔt/
  • (Valencian) IPA(key): /a.liˈɡɔt/

Noun

aligot m (plural aligots)

  1. buzzard
  2. axillary sea bream (Pagellus acarne)
  3. aligot (a potato and cheese dish from Auvergne, France)

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Occitan alicouot. Etymology obscure; possibly from Latin aliquid.

Alternative theory derives it from Old French harigoter, from Frankish *harjōn, from Proto-Germanic *harjōną.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /a.li.ɡo/

Noun

aligot m (plural aligots)

  1. aligot (a potato and cheese dish from Auvergne)

Portuguese

Noun

aligot m (uncountable)

  1. aligot (a potato and cheese dish from Auvergne)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French aligot.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aliˈɡo/, [aliˈɣo]

Noun

aligot m (uncountable)

  1. aligot (a potato and cheese dish from Auvergne)
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