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calico

Pronunciation: /ˈkæ.lɪ.kəʊ/

The English word “calico” has 4 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A kind of rough cloth made from unbleached and not fully processed cotton, often printed with a bright pattern.
  2. The plant disease caused by Tobacco mosaic virus.

adjective

  1. Made of calico or resembling the color of calico cloth, having a pattern of red and contrasting areas; variegated.
  2. Having red, brunette, and blond hair colors, resembling the fur of a calico cat.

Etymology

From Calicut, from where the cloth was originally exported, from Malayalam കോഴിക്കോട് (kōḻikkōṭŭ, “Kozhikode”), from കോഴി (kōḻi, “palace”) + കോട് (kōṭŭ, “fortified palace”).

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