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caracal

Syllables: ca·ra·cal/ˈkæ.ɹəˌkæl/US/ˈkæɹ.əˌkæl/

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

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

caracal (plural caracals)

  1. A type of cat native to Southern Africa, West Asia, and parts of Central and South Asia, Caracal caracal.
    Synonyms:
    African lynx, Asian lynx, Persian lynx, Indian lynx, desert lynx, lynx, floppa

Proper noun capitalized: Caracal

Caracal

  1. A city in Olt County, Romania.

caracal meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Gujarati and Pashto

caracal in Hindi

Caracal caracal
स्याहगोश syāhgoś

caracal in Tamil

Caracal caracal
கறகால் kaṟakāl, கறகால் பூனை kaṟakāl pūṉai

caracal in Gujarati

Caracal caracal
હેણોતરો heṇotro

caracal in Pashto

Caracal caracal
تورغوږی
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caracal in Arabic
عَنَاق الْأَرْض ʕanāq al-ʔarḍ
caracal in Malay
karakal
caracal in Indonesian
karakal, caracal
caracal in Persian
سیاهگوش siyâh-guš

Synonyms of caracal

All synonyms of caracal

Forms of caracal

pluralcaracals

Origin of caracal

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.

From Romanian Caracal.

Words formed from caracal

Questions about caracal

What does caracal mean?
Caracal means a type of cat native to Southern Africa, West Asia, and parts of Central and South Asia, Caracal caracal.
What is caracal in Hindi?
Caracal in Hindi is स्याहगोश (syāhgoś). See Caracal meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is caracal?
Caracal can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce caracal?
Caracal is pronounced /ˈkæ.ɹəˌkæl/ (UK).
What is the plural of caracal?
The plural of caracal is caracals.

Words near caracal in the dictionary

  1. Carabobo
  2. caraboid
  3. Carabost
  4. carabus
  5. carac
  6. caracal
  7. Caracalla
  8. caracals
  9. caracanthid
  10. caracanthids
  11. caracara

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