English
Etymology
Middle English magot, magotte, probably an Anglo-Norman alteration of maddock, originally a diminutive form of a base represented by Old English maþa (Scots mathe), from common Germanic root *mathon-, from the Proto-Indo-European root *math-, which was used in insect names. Near-cognates include Dutch made, German Made and Swedish mask. The use of maggot to mean a fanciful or whimsical thing derives from the folk belief that a whimsical or crotchety person had maggots in his or her brain.
Pronunciation
w:AHD|AHD || m�g'�t
w:IPA|IPA || /�mæg�t/
w:SAMPA|SAMPA || /"m{g@t/
Noun
en-noun
- A fly larva that eats decompose|decomposing flesh.
- obsolete A whimsy or fancy.
#: Mr. Beveridge's Maggot, an old country dance 1.
Derived terms
maggoted
maggoty
maggots
Related terms
mawk
mawkish
Translations
Dutch: made f
Esperanto: senkrura larvo
Finnish: toukka (larva), kärpäsentoukka (fly larva)
French: asticot m
German: Wurm m
trreq|Hebrew
mid
Indonesian: belatung
Japanese: �� (�, uji)
Korean: 구�기 (gudeogi)
Serbian: li�inka f
Spanish: gusano m
Sundanese: bilatung
Swedish: larv c, maggot c; likmask c
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