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caouk

caouk noun: a high stiff Turkish hat around which a turban is typically wound or folded.

Noun

caouk (plural caouks)

  1. (historical) a high stiff Turkish hat around which a turban is typically wound or folded
  2. the headdress formed by the caouk and the cloth wrapped around it: turban, bulbous cap

Forms of caouk

pluralcaouks

Origin of caouk

Borrowed from French caouk, from Ottoman Turkish قاوق (kavuk); compare Turkish kavuk.

Questions about caouk

What does caouk mean?
Caouk means a high stiff Turkish hat around which a turban is typically wound or folded.
What part of speech is caouk?
Caouk is a noun.
What is the plural of caouk?
The plural of caouk is caouks.

Words near caouk in the dictionary

  1. caolinites
  2. Caor
  3. caoshu
  4. Caouette
  5. Caouettes
  6. caouk
  7. caouks
  8. caoutchin
  9. caoutchouc
  10. caoutchoucin
  11. caoutchoucs

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