Added 9 October 2026
carousel
/ˌkærəˈsɛl/ noun
Latin root: carrus Wiktionary
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- A pleasure ride, typically found at amusement parks and fairs and accompanied by music, consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats, frequently shaped like horses or other animals, cars, etc., which may also move up and down; a merry-go-round.
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A revolving device for item delivery or display.
After collecting his suitcase at the baggage carousel, he left the airport.
- The rotating glass plate in a microwave oven.
verb
Origin
From French carrousel, from Italian carosello, from Sicilian caruseḍḍu and/or Neapolitan carusiello. Uncertain. Some suggested a derivation from carro (“cart”), from Latin carrus, but this does not fit the criteria of an appropriate morphological reconstruction. Not believed to be related to carousal.
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