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Spanish
Etymology
From Old Spanish carcax, from Old French carcois, carquais, tarquait, tarchais, borrowed in turn from Byzantine Greek καρκάσιον (karkásion), a medieval variant of ταρκάσιον (tarkásion), from Arabic تِرْكَاش (tirkāš), from Persian تیرکش (tirkaš). The -x in Old Spanish may be due to Old Catalan carcax (modern Catalan carcaix) as an intermediate.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaɾˈkax/
- Rhymes: -ax
- Syllabification: car‧caj
Noun
carcaj m (plural carcajes)
- quiver
- Synonyms: aljaba, goldre
- rifle case
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