Hyphenation
car·atTurkish pronunciation
kerıtPronunciation
/ˈkerət/ /ˈkɛrət/
Etymology
() Middle French carat, from Italian carato, from Arabic قيراط (qirāṭ, “husk”), from Ancient Greek κεράτιον (keration, “carob seed”), diminutive form of κέρας (keras, “horn”).