caracal
See also: Caracal
English edit
Etymology edit
From French caracal, from Ottoman Turkish قرهقولاق (kara-kulak, literally “black ear”), a calque of Classical Persian سیاهگوش (siyāh-gōš). Compare modern Turkish karakulak.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkæ.ɹəˌkæl/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkæɹ.əˌkæl/ (accents without the Mary–marry–merry merger)
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkeɚ.əˌkæl/, /ˈkɛɚ.əˌkæl/ (accents with the Mary–marry–merry merger)
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Hyphenation: ca‧ra‧cal, car‧a‧cal
Noun edit
caracal (plural caracals)
- A type of cat native to Southern Africa, West Asia, and parts of Central and South Asia, Caracal caracal.
Synonyms edit
- African lynx, Asian lynx, Persian lynx, Indian lynx, desert lynx (varying with location); lynx (improper)
Translations edit
Caracal caracal
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References edit
- caracal on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Caracal on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Caracal on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Caracal caracal in Mammal Species of the World[1] at Bucknell.
- “caracal”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- “caracal”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French caracal, from Ottoman Turkish قرهقولاق (kara kulak), a calque of Persian سیاهگوش (siyah guš).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
caracal m (plural caracals, diminutive caracalletje n)
- caracal, Caracal caracal
- Synonym: woestijnlynx
Hypernyms edit
French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Turkish karakulak.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
caracal m (plural caracals)
- caracal
- Synonyms: lynx du désert, lynx de Perse
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Turkish karakulak.
Noun edit
caracal m (invariable)
- caracal
- Synonym: lince persiana
Anagrams edit
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: ca‧ra‧cal
Noun edit
caracal m (plural caracais)
- caracal (Caracal caracal)
- Synonym: lince-do-deserto
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
caracal m (plural caracales)
Further reading edit
- “caracal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014