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carcanet

Meaningthe throat

Common meaning: ornamental collar or necklace

Journey through time

  1. Germanquerca‘the throat’source
  2. Old Frenchmeaning shiftsthe throat → collarcarcan‘collar’source
  3. Englishcarcanet‘ornamental collar or necklace’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on German querca ‘the throat’.

Roots

  • querca German “the throat”

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