cahoots

English

/kəˈhuːts/

plural noun

Definitions

Collusion or collaboration to nefarious ends.
(uncommon) (plural of) cahoot.

Etymology

Borrowed from French cahute (cabin, shack, hut), cohorte.

Origin

French

cohorte

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

cahoot English
capanna Latin
cohors Latin
cohortem, cohors Latin
Kabacke German
cahute French
cohorte French
cohortă Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan

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