"karakul" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: karakuls [plural]
Etymology: Named after the town Qorakoʻl, from Uzbek, meaning black lake. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|uz|-}} Uzbek Head templates: {{en-noun}} karakul (plural karakuls)
  1. A sheep of a Central Asian breed. Categories (topical): Headwear Categories (lifeform): Sheep Translations (breed of sheep): karakullammas (Finnish), karakul (Finnish), каракөл (karaköl) (Kyrgyz), karakuł [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-karakul-en-noun-euD4Two9 Disambiguation of Headwear: 94 6 Disambiguation of Sheep: 84 16 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Kyrgyz translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 81 19 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 97 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Kyrgyz translations: 97 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 96 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 94 6 Disambiguation of 'breed of sheep': 86 14
  2. A type of hat made from the wool of these sheep. Translations (type of hat): krimihattu (Finnish), кара́куль (karákulʹ) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-karakul-en-noun-lDzO2hYS Disambiguation of 'type of hat': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: caracul, qaraqul Related terms: astrakhan, Persian lamb

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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