karapat

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Mauritian Creole

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Etymology

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From Portuguese carrapato.

Noun

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karapat

  1. tick (arthropod)

References

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  • Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

Seychellois Creole

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Portuguese carrapato.

Noun

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karapat

  1. tick (arthropod)

References

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  • Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français
  • Seychelles Creole vocabulary. In: Haspelmath, M. & Tadmor, U. (eds.) World Loanword Database. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.