carcax

Spanish

Etymology 1

Noun

carcax m (plural carcaxes)

1. Archaic form of carcaj.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic خَلْخَال (ḵalḵāl), خَلْخَل (ḵalḵal).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaɾˈkax/ [kaɾˈkax]
• Rhymes: -ax

Noun

carcax m (plural carcaxes)

1. metal anklet, metal bracelet, metal armlet

   Synonym: ajorca

Further reading

• “carcax”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014