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caracal

ca·ra·cal

UK/ˈkæ.ɹəˌkæl/ US/ˈkæɹ.əˌkæl/ uncommon

noun

Origin

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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