AtlasIndiaKozhikodeOne word pinned hereKozhikode11.2478°N 75.7803°E · Q28729One English word in this atlas traces back to Kozhikode. It sits in India.ShareAll of India Pinned herecaliconoun · 16th centuryWell attestedThe print cloth is named for Kozhikode, once called Calicut.English calico comes from Calicut, the colonial name for Kozhikode on the Malabar Coast, a port for Indian cottons. The place-name became a cloth word, then a cat pattern.Named for a product of the placeRead →Nearest pinsBangaloreBengaluru, India275 kmmadrasChennai, India529 kmserendipitySri Lanka, Sri Lanka743 kmBombay duckMumbai, India924 km