carlot

English

Etymology 1

car +‎ lot

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑː(ɹ)ˌlɒt/

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

Noun

carlot (plural carlots)

1. (US) car park

Etymology 2

From carl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑː(ɹ)lət/

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

Noun

carlot (plural carlots)

1. (obsolete) A yokel; a peasant or countryman
   • c. 1598–1600 (date written), William Shakespeare, “As You Like It”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene v]:

     That the old carlot once was master of.