karat

• carat (Commonwealth)

From Middle English carat, from Middle French carat, from Medieval Latin carratus. Doublet of ceratium.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkæɹ.ət/
• Homophones: carat, carrot
• (weak vowel merger) Homophone: caret
• Rhymes: -æɹət

karat (plural karats)

1. (US) A unit of fineness or concentration of gold equalling 1/24 part of gold in an alloy.

• kt

• Katar, katar, rak'at, tarka

karat

1. (electronics) distorted
2. (electronics) having poor reception

karat

1. (electronics) to distort; make distortions; interfere; jam

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑrɑt/, [ˈkɑrɑt̪]
• Rhymes: -ɑrɑt
• Syllabification^(key): ka‧rat

karat

1. nominative plural of kara

• karta, rakat

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• IPA^(key): [ˈkarat̪̚]
• Hyphenation: ka‧rat

karat (plural karat-karat, first-person possessive karatku, second-person possessive karatmu, third-person possessive karatnya)

1. rust:
   1. the deteriorated state of iron or steel as a result of moisture and oxidation.
   2. a similar substance based on another metal (usually with qualification, such as "copper rust").

From Dutch karaat, from Middle French carat, from Italian carato, from Arabic قِيرَاط‎ (qīrāṭ, “carat”) (and meaning other small units as well, such as an inch), from Ancient Greek κεράτιον (kerátion, “carob seed”), diminutive form of κέρας (kéras, “horn”).

• IPA^(key): [ˈkarat̪̚]
• Hyphenation: ka‧rat

karat (plural karat-karat, first-person possessive karatku, second-person possessive karatmu, third-person possessive karatnya)

1. carat:
   1. a unit of weight for precious stones and pearls, equivalent to 200 milligrams.
   2. a measure of the purity of gold, pure gold being 24 carats.
2. quality

   Synonyms: mutu, nilai

• “karat” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

karát

1. (noun) coitus, sexual intercourse

karát

1. (vulgar) to fuck, to copulate

From Proto-Batak *karat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaʀat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaʀaC.

karat (active ngarat)

1. to bite

• Ahmad Samin Siregar et al. (2001). Kamus Bahasa Karo–Indonesia. Medan: Balai Pustaka, p. 29.

karat

1. coral; coral reef

karat

1. 2nd person plural present indicative form of kārt

• IPA^(key): /ˈka.rat/

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• Rhymes: -arat
• Syllabification: ka‧rat

karat m inan

1. carat (unit of weight for precious stones and pearls)
2. karat, carat (measure of the purity of gold)

• karat in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• karat in Polish dictionaries at PWN