Cadillac

English

Etymology

From French Cadillac, from Occitan Cadilhac. Most places or objects named Cadillac are named for Antoine Laumet de La Mothe, sieur de Cadillac, a French explorer who founded the eponymous city in Maine and later the city of Detroit, Michigan.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkædɪlæk/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkædəˌlæk/
  • Hyphenation: Ca‧dil‧lac
  • Rhymes: -æk

Proper noun

Cadillac

  1. A brand of luxury automobile (founded as an independent but since 1909 a marque of General Motors).
  2. A surname from French.
  3. A placename
    1. An urban area of Quebec, Canada.
    2. A village in Saskatchewan, Canada.
    3. A commune of Gironde department, France.
    4. A city, the county seat of Wexford County, Michigan, United States. Former name: Clam Lake.
    5. A mountain in Maine.

Derived terms

Translations

See also

Adjective

Cadillac (comparative more Cadillac, superlative most Cadillac)

  1. (US) Describing a brand representing the most luxurious or highest quality example in its class. (derived from the GM car brand Cadillac)

Derived terms

Noun

Cadillac (plural Cadillacs)

  1. An automobile of this marque. Often used as an example of a luxury car or luxuriousness in general.
    Coordinate terms: (luxury car, luxuriousness) Lexus, Buick, Chrysler (dated)
    the Cadillac of [product category]
    the Cadillac of microwave ovens
    She cryin poor mouth but she pull up in a brand new Cadillac? Who fallin for that?
    a parking lot full of Cadillacs, Lexuses, and BMWs
  2. (archaic) Alternative spelling of Catillac. A large variety of cooking pear.[1]

References

  1. ^ “Cadillac”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Occitan Cadilhac.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ka.di.jak/, (Car brand, Quebec) /ka.di.lak/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ak

Proper noun

Cadillac ?

  1. a surname
  2. a placename
    1. a commune in Gironde, France
    2. a neighbourhood and former municipality of Rouyn-Noranda Regional County Municipality, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada
    3. a village in Saskatchewan, Canada
  3. a brand of luxury cars, part of General Motors

Derived terms

  • Cadillacois, Cadillacoise
  • Cadillac-en-Fronsadais

Descendants

  • → English: Cadillac
  • → Chinese: 卡迪亞克 / 卡迪亚克 (Kǎdíyàkè) (transliteration)
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