carousel
ca·rou·sel
noun
1.
2.
large mechanical apparatus with seats for children to ride on
Origin
From French carrousel, from Italian carosello, from Sicilian caruseḍḍu and/or Neapolitan carusiello. Uncertain. Some suggested a derivation from carro (“cart”), from Latin carrus, but this does not fit the criteria of an appropriate morphological reconstruction. Not believed to be related to carousal.
Phrases
- baggage carousel
- carousel fraud
- carousel trade
- carousel voting
- ice carousel
- ride the cock carousel
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Broader terms
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