karakul

K5A1R1A1K5U1L1

noun

A sheep of a Central Asian breed.

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broadtailcaracul
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Meanings

karakul1

nounkarakul (plural karakuls)

plural karakuls · alternative caracul · alternative qaraqul

  1. A sheep of a Central Asian breed.
  2. A type of hat made from the wool of these sheep.

    The karakul hats took me back to a stifling summer afternoon in Kiev and the memory of a squadron of Cossack cavalry exercising down a cobbled street […].

    1987, Bruce Chatwin, The Songlines, Vintage, published 1998, page 38

Karakul2

proper noun
  1. A lake in Tajikistan.
  2. A lake in Akto, Kizilsu, Xinjiang autonomous region, China.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounhardy coarse-haired sheep of central Asia; lambs are valued for their soft curly black fur

Similar
broadtailcaracul
Broader
domestic sheepOvis aries
Also see
broadtail

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

karakul · noun

Named after the town Qorakoʻl, from Uzbek, meaning black lake.

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Karakul · proper noun

  1. Turkic
  2. EnglishKarakul

Borrowed from Turkic. Literally, “black lake”. Doublet of Karakol.

More words from Turkic

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 哈拉库尔
  • 哈拉库尔 (Hālā Kùěr)lakes
Finnish karakullammas, karakul
  • karakullammasbreed of sheep
  • karakulbreed of sheep
  • krimihattutype of hat
Polish karakuł, karakuł
  • karakułbreed of sheep
  • karakułtype of hat
  • Kara-kullakes
Russian кара́куль
  • кара́куль (karákulʹ)type of hat
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APA

karakul. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/karakul

MLA

“karakul.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/karakul. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “karakul,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/karakul.

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