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"Calico" is a word derived from the place Calicut, and the word refers to ____________.

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fish varieties
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tea varieties
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spice varieties
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cotton textiles
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Solution

The correct option is D cotton textiles
Portuguese spice traders were the first to come across fine cotton textile at an Indian port, Calicut. And they tweaked the name of the port just a tad and named the fabric, Calico.

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