carcaj

Spanish

Alternative forms

carcax, carcaza

Etymology

From French carquois, from Byzantine Greek ταρκάσιον (tarkásion), from Arabic تَرْكَاش‎ (tarkāš), from Persian ‎ (tarkaš), from earlier ‎ (tirkaš, “quiver; arrowslit”), from ‎ (tir, “arrow”) +‎ ‎ (kaš, “container”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /karˈkax/

Noun

carcaj f (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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