caracul

What does caracul mean?

caracul means "hardy coarse-haired sheep of central Asia; lambs are valued for their soft curly black fur".

How many syllables are in caracul?

caracul has 3 syllables and divides as ca-ra-cul under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for caracul?

Close synonyms include broadtail, karakul. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is caracul a common word?

caracul is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for caracul come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.