Etymology

Caraquet

Ca·ra·quet
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Today it means: A town in Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada. Full definition →

French Caraquet
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  1. French · borrowed fromCaraquet
  2. English todayCaraquet

Borrowed from French Caraquet, further etymology uncertain. The name may derive from the Mi'kmaq toponym Kalague, translated as "where two rivers meet".

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