Meaning

2 senses
  1. A sheep of a Central Asian breed.

  2. A type of hat made from the wool of these sheep.

    кара́кульkarákulʹ

More definitions
  • hardy coarse-haired sheep of central Asia; lambs are valued for their soft curly black fur

Translations

2 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
type of hat:

Origin

Named after the town Qorakoʻl, from Uzbek, meaning black lake.

Named after the town Qorakoʻl, from Uzbek, meaning black lake.

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Forms

plural: karakuls

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • hardy coarse-haired sheep of central Asia; lambs are valued for their soft curly black fur:broadtailcaracul

Word family

1 related words
Relatedastrakhan

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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