carcass
Significado (Inglés)
- The body of a dead animal, especially a vertebrate or other animal having flesh.
- The body of a slaughtered animal, stripped of unwanted viscera, etc.
- The body of a dead human, a corpse or cadaver.
- (slang) The body of a live person or animal.
- The framework of a structure, especially one not normally seen.
- An early incendiary ship-to-ship projectile consisting of an iron shell filled with saltpetre, sulphur, resin, turpentine, antimony and tallow with vents for flame.
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Pronunciado como (IPA)
/ˈkɑɹkəs/
Etimología (Inglés)
In summary
Dated from the late 13th Century C.E.; from Anglo-Norman carcois, possibly related to Old French charcois. Cognate with French carcasse. But cf. also Avestan 𐬐𐬀𐬵𐬭𐬐𐬁𐬯𐬀 (kahrkās, “vulture”), and Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (klkʾs /kargās/, “vulture”), whence Persian کرکس (karkas, “vulture”).
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