caouk

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French caouk, from Ottoman Turkish قاوق (kavuk); compare Turkish kavuk.

Noun

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caouk (plural caouks)

  1. a high stiff Turkish hat around which a turban is typically wound or folded
  2. the headdress formed by the caouk and the cloth wrapped around it: turban, bulbous cap