carrousel

English

Noun

carrousel (plural carrousels)

1. Alternative form of carousel

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French carrousel, from Italian carosello.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɑ.ruˈsɛl/

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• Hyphenation: car‧rou‧sel
• Rhymes: -ɛl

Noun

carrousel m (plural carrousels, diminutive carrouselletje n)

1. carrousel, merry-go-round (fairground ride)

   Synonym: draaimolen

2. carrousel, type of group dressage in formation (equestrian discipline)

Descendants

• → Sranan Tongo: karusèl
  • → Caribbean Javanese: krosèl

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.ʁu.zɛl/, (proscribed but common) /ka.ʁu.sɛl/

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Noun

carrousel

1. carousel, merry-go-round

Further reading

• “carrousel”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.