carrom

car·rom

C c

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kar-uh m]
- /ˈkær əm/
- /kˈarɒm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kar-uh m]
- /ˈkær əm/

Definitions of carrom word

abbreviation CARROM carom 3
verb without object carrom to make a carom. 1
verb without object carrom to strike and rebound. 1
noun carrom Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession. 1
noun carrom any strike and rebound, as a ball striking a wall and glancing off. 1
noun carrom Alternative spelling of carom. 0

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Origin of carrom

First appearance:

before 1770

One of the 46% newest English words

1770-80; by false analysis of carambole (taken as carom ball) < French < Spanish carambola, special use of fruit name; see carambola

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Parts of speech for Carrom

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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carrom popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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