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Added 10 October 2026

caracal

/ˈkæ.ɹəˌkæl/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about caracal at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Of deserts of northern Africa and southern Asia.

Origin

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.

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