Karagöz

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Turkish

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Hacivat (left) and Karagöz (right)

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish قره‌گوز (Karagöz). kara (black) +‎ göz (eye).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Karagöz

  1. Karagöz, a Turkish shadow puppet character.
  2. the traditional Turkish shadow play, popularized during the Ottoman period with the lead characters named Karagöz and Hacivat.
  3. a male given name
  4. a female given name

Declension