caracal

Meaning

A type of cat native to Southern Africa, West Asia, and parts of Central and South Asia, Caracal caracal.

Synonyms

desert lynx

Lynx caracal

lynx

caracal lynx

red cat

Translations

caracal

Karakal

caracal

caracal

karakulak

lince persiana

Felis caracal

caracal

caracal

guhreşk

bir cins vaşak

Caracal caracal

lynx de perse

Wüstenluchs

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkæ.ɹəˌkæl/

Etymology

Cognate with Turkish: karakulak

In summary

From French caracal, from Ottoman Turkish قره قولاق (kara kulak, literally “black ear”), a calque of Classical Persian سیاهگوش (siyāh-gōš). Compare modern Turkish karakulak.