Etymology

caracal

ca·ra·cal
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Today it means: A type of cat native to Southern Africa, West Asia, and parts of Central and South Asia, Caracal caracal. Full definition →

French caracal ← Ottoman Turkish قره قولاق ← Classical Persian سیاهگوش
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caracal · noun1

  1. Classical Persian · derived fromسیاهگوش
  2. Ottoman Turkish · derived fromقره قولاق
  3. French · borrowed fromcaracal
  4. English todaycaracal

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.

Caracal · proper noun2

  1. Romanian · derived fromCaracal
  2. English todayCaracal

From Romanian Caracal.

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