caracal

English

/ˈkaɹəkal/, /ˈkæɹəkæl/

noun

Definitions

A type of cat native to Southern Africa, West Asia, and parts of Central and South Asia, Caracal caracal.

Etymology

Borrowed from French caracal derived from Ottoman Turkish قره‌قولاق (black ear) derived from Persian سیاه‌گوش.

Origin

Persian

سیاه‌گوش

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Cognates and derived terms

caracal Italian
caracal Dutch, Flemish
caracal French
карака́л Russian
caracal Portuguese
سیاه Persian
سیاه‌گوش Persian
گوش Persian
kara Turkish
karakulak Turkish
kulak Turkish
قره‌قولاق Ottoman Turkish