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Spanish
Etymology 1
From Old French carcois, carquais, tarquait, tarchais, borrowed in turn from Byzantine Greek καρκάσιον (karkásion), a medieval variant of ταρκάσιον (tarkásion)
Noun
carcax m (plural carcaxes)
- Archaic form of carcaj.
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Arabic خَلْخَال (ḵalḵāl), خَلْخَل (ḵalḵal).
Pronunciation
Noun
carcax m (plural carcaxes)
- metal anklet, metal bracelet, metal armlet
- Synonym: ajorca
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