carcaj

Spanish

Alternative forms

carcax, carcaza

Etymology

From French carquois, from Old French carcois, carquais, tarquait, borrowed in turn from Byzantine Greek ταρκάσιον (tarkásion), from Arabic تِرْكَاش‎‎ (tirkāš), from Persian ‎ (tirkaš).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kaɾˈkax/ [kaɾˈkax]
Rhymes: -ax
Syllabification: car‧caj

Noun

carcaj m (plural carcajes)

quiver
Synonyms: aljaba, goldre
rifle case

Further reading

“carcaj”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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