Etymology

caouk

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Today it means: a high stiff Turkish hat around which a turban is typically wound or folded Full definition →

French caouk ← Ottoman Turkish قاوق
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  1. Ottoman Turkish · derived fromقاوق
  2. French · borrowed fromcaouk
  3. English todaycaouk

Borrowed from French caouk, from Ottoman Turkish قاوق (kavuk); compare Turkish kavuk.

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