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qaraqul

qaraqul is the alternative spelling of karakul.

Meaning of karakul

Noun

karakul (plural karakuls)

  1. A sheep of a Central Asian breed.
  2. A type of hat made from the wool of these sheep.
    • The karakul hats took me back to a stifling summer afternoon in Kiev and the memory of a squadron of Cossack cavalry exercising down a cobbled street […].1987, Bruce Chatwin, The Songlines, Vintage, published 1998, page 38

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Forms of qaraqul

pluralqaraquls

Questions about qaraqul

What is qaraqul the alternative spelling of?
Qaraqul is the alternative spelling of karakul.

Words near qaraqul in the dictionary

  1. QARANC
  2. Qaraqalpaq
  3. Qaraqalpaqs
  4. Qaraqash
  5. Qaraqorum
  6. qaraqul
  7. qaraquls
  8. Qarawiyyin
  9. qareen
  10. Qaren
  11. Qarens

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