carcade

See also: carcadè

English

Etymology 1

Compare motorcade, and see car.

Noun

carcade (plural carcades)

1. A form of celebration where a number of car owners drive slowly and sound their horns in a public place, for example after sporting events and weddings.

Etymology 2

From Arabic كَركَديه (karkadīh).

Alternative forms

• karkadeh

Noun

carcade (uncountable)

1. An infusion made from roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa).

Translations

hibiscus tea

• Arabic: كَركَديه (karkadīh)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 洛神花茶 (luòshénkánsiá)

• Chuvash: каркаде (kark̬ade)
• Czech: karkade
• German: Karkadeh
• Italian: carcadè m
• Japanese: ハイビスカスティー (hibisukusu tī, literally “hibiscus tea”)
• Kazakh: каркадэ (karkadé)
• Lithuanian: kinrožių arbata (literally “hibiscus tea”)
• Ossetian: каркаде (karkade)
• Portuguese: chá de hibisco (literally “hibiscus tea”)
• Russian: каркаде́ (ru) n (karkadé), каркадэ́ n (karkadɛ́)
• Spanish: agua de Jamaica f
• Ukrainian: каркаде (karkade)