| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
| |
| cachalot |
| |
| SYLLABICATION: | cach·a·lot |
| PRONUNCIATION: | k sh -l t , -l  |
| NOUN: | See sperm whale. | | ETYMOLOGY: | French, from Spanishor Portuguese cachalote, augmentative of cachola, big head.
| |
|
| |
| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
|
|