Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

caouk

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
caouk
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

the headdress formed by the caouk and the cloth wrapped around it: turban, bulbous cap

Etymology

Borrowed from French caouk, from Ottoman Turkish قاوق (kavuk); compare Turkish kavuk.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: caouk, قاوق

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does caouk mean?
a high stiff Turkish hat around which a turban is typically wound or folded
Where does caouk come from?
It is traced to French.

How to pronounce caouk

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