carcax

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Etymology 1

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

Noun

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carcax m (plural carcaxes)

  1. Archaic form of carcaj.

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kaɾˈkax/ [kaɾˈkax]
  • Rhymes: -ax

Noun

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carcax m (plural carcaxes)

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

Further reading

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