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See also: Caracal
English
[edit]![](http://178.128.105.246/content-http-upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Caracal_Caracal-001.jpg/220px-Caracal_Caracal-001.jpg)
Etymology
[edit]From French caracal, from Ottoman Turkish قره قولاق (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, without the Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA(key): /ˈkæɹ.əˌkæl/
- (General American, Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA(key): /ˈkeɚ.əˌkæl/, /ˈkɛɚ.əˌkæl/
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
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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]- IPA(key): /ka.ʁa.kal/
Audio (Switzerland): (file) - Hyphenation: ca‧ra‧cal
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
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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
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