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 the Gironde department, France
   4. A city, the county seat of Wexford County, Michigan, United States.
   5. A mountain in Maine

Derived terms

• Cadillac converter
• Cadillac-en-Fronsadais
• Cadillac Mountain
• Cadillac of poker
• Cadillac plan
• Cadillac problem
• Cadillac tax
• Lake Cadillac

 

Translations

a brand of luxury automobile

• Arabic: كَادِيلَاك m (kadilāk)
• Bulgarian: Ка́дилак m (Kádilak)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 凱迪拉克／凯迪拉克 (zh) (Kǎidílākè)

• French: Cadillac (fr)
• Japanese: キャデラック (Kyaderakku)
• Korean: 캐딜락 (Kaedillak)
• Marathi: कॅडिलॅक f (kĕḍilĕk)
• Russian: Кадилла́к (ru) m (Kadillák)

a surname

• French: Cadillac (fr)
• Marathi: कादिला (kādilā)

See also

• (GM car brand): Cadillac on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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)
   • WKRP in Cincinnati:

     Red Wiggler, the Cadillac of worms.

Derived terms

• Cadillac plan
• Cadillac tax

Noun

Cadillac (plural Cadillacs)

1. An automobile of this marque. Often used as an example of a luxury car or luxuriousness in general.

   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

   Coordinate terms: (luxury car, luxuriousness) Lexus, Buick, Chrysler (dated)

2. (archaic) Alternative spelling of Catillac. A large variety of cooking pear.

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, 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)