carat
Syllabification: (car·at)
Pronunciation: /ˈkarət/
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Definition of carat
noun
Origin:
late Middle English (sense 2): from French, from Italian carato, from Arabic ḳīrāṭ (a unit of weight), from Greek keration 'fruit of the carob' (also denoting a unit of weight), diminutive of keras 'horn', with reference to the elongated seedpod of the carob
