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caracul

car·a·cul
C c

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kar-uh-kuh l]
    • /ˈkær ə kəl/
    • /ˈkæ.rəkəl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kar-uh-kuh l]
    • /ˈkær ə kəl/

Definitions of caracul word

  • noun caracul the black loosely curled fur obtained from the skins of newly born lambs of the karakul sheep 3
  • noun caracul karakul (sense 2) 3
  • noun caracul one of an Asian breed of sheep having curly fleece that is black in the young and brown or gray in the adult: raised especially for lambskins used in the fur industry. Compare broadtail, Persian lamb. 1
  • noun caracul (sometimes lowercase) a Karakul lambskin. 1
  • noun caracul Alternative spelling of karakul. 1

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Origin of caracul

First appearance:

before 1850
One of the 32% newest English words
First recorded in 1850-55; after Kara Kul lake on the Pamir plateau, Tajikistan, near where the sheep were bred

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Parts of speech for Caracul

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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caracul popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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