carcax

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaɾˈkax/ [kaɾˈkax]
  • Rhymes: -ax
  • Syllabification: car‧cax

Etymology 1

From Old French carcois, carquais, tarquait, tarchais, borrowed in turn from Byzantine Greek καρκάσιον (karkásion), a medieval variant of ταρκάσιον (tarkásion)

Noun

carcax m (plural carcaxes)

  1. rare form of carcaj (“quiver”)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic خَلْخَال (ḵalḵāl), خَلْخَل (ḵalḵal).

Noun

carcax m (plural carcaxes)

  1. metal anklet, metal bracelet, metal armlet
    Synonym: ajorca

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