carat

== English == === Etymology === From Middle French carat, from Italian carato, from Arabic قِيرَاط (qīrāṭ, “carat, similarly small units such as inches”), from Ancient Greek κεράτιον (kerátion, “hornlet, carob seed”), from κέρας (kéras, “horn”) + -ιον (-ion, diminutive suffix). Doublet of quilate and keratin. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkæ.ɹət/ (US, Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA(key): /ˈkɛɹ.ət/ Homophones: karat, carrot; caret (weak vowel merger) Rhymes: -æɹət === Noun === carat (plural carats) A metric unit of mass equal to exactly 200 mg, chiefly used for measuring precious stones and pearls. Meronym: grain (historical) Any of several small units of mass used for measuring precious stones and pearls, equivalent to 189–212 mg. A 24-point scale used to measure the purity of gold. Alternative form: (North America) karat ==== Hyponyms ==== metric carat (SI unit equal to 0.2 g exactly), quilate (historical Iberian and Latin American contexts) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === ATRAC, Carta == French == === Noun === carat m (plural carats) carat === Further reading === “carat”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Middle French == === Etymology === First known attestation in 1360 in the plural as quarais. Attested in the singular as quaret at least as early as 1433. Spellings with an initial c- first attested 1367. === Noun === carat m (plural caras or caraz) carat (measure of purity of gold) ==== Descendants ==== → English: carat === References === == Middle Irish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkaɾəd̪/ === Noun === carat genitive singular/plural of cara (“friend; relative”) === Mutation === == Old Irish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈka.ɾəd̪/ (Blasse) [ˈka.ɾad̪] (Griffith) [ˈka.ɾəd̪] === Noun === carat genitive singular/dual/plural of cara === Mutation === == Polish == === Etymology === From car + -at. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈt͡sa.rat/ Rhymes: -arat Syllabification: ca‧rat === Noun === carat m inan (uncountable) tsarism (system of government ruled by a tsar) Synonym: caryzm (countable) tsardom, tsarate (territory ruled by a tsar) Synonym: carstwo ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “carat”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “carat”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish) == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French carat. === Noun === carat n (plural carate) carat, karat ==== Declension ====