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Etymology

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From *qaraqat ((black) currant), composed of Proto-Turkic *kara (black) + (<Proto-Turkic *kat (berry). Cognate with Bashkir ҡарағат (qarağat), Southern Altai караҥат (karaŋat, black currant), Uzbek qoragʻat, Azerbaijani qarağat (currant), Uyghur قارىقات (qariqat, black currant), Khakas харағат (xarağat, black currant), etc.

Noun

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карагат (karagat) (Arabic spelling قاراعات)

  1. black currant