caracal

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
11
Words With Friends
14
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈkæ.ɹəˌkæl/
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/ˈkæ.ɹəˌkæl/ · /ˈkæɹ.əˌkæl/ · /ˈkeɚ.əˌkæl/ · /ˈkɛɚ.əˌkæl/

Definition of caracal

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A type of cat native to Southern Africa, West Asia, and parts of Central and South Asia, Caracal caracal.
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noun

  1. A type of cat native to Southern Africa, West Asia, and parts of Central and South Asia, Caracal caracal.

name

  1. A city in Olt County, Romania.

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Etymology

From French caracal, from Ottoman Turkish قره قولاق (kara kulak, literally “black ear”), a calque of Classical Persian سیاهگوش (siyāh-gōš). Compare modern Turkish karakulak.

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4-letter words

3 words

3-letter words

7 words

2-letter words

4 words

Hooks

1 extension · 1 back

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