quirat

Concepts

carat

carats

karat

kt

Translations

carato

quilate

carat

Karat

καράτι

karaat

quilate

قيراط

karat

καράτια

ct

carati

Pronounced as (IPA)

[kiˈɾat]

Etymology

From Arabic قِيرَاط (qīrāṭ, “husk”), from Ancient Greek κεράτιον (kerátion, “carob seed”), diminutive form of κέρας (kéras, “horn”).