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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

calcott

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.06 in modern English

Syllables
cal-cott
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A hamlet in Canterbury district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR172796).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A village in Bicton parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ449139).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Old English cald (“cold”) + cot (“cottage”), denoting a place provided with a shelter for the wintertime. Compare Calcutt, Caldecote, Caldecott and Caldicot, which share the same etymology.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Calcotts (plural) Callcott (alternative)

Questions

What does calcott mean?
A hamlet in Canterbury district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR172796).
Where does calcott come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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