List of English Words of Turkic Origin - C

C

Cafeneh
from Turkish kahvane, kahvehane "a coffee shop, café", from kahve "coffee" + hane "house"
Caïque
from Turkish kayık
Caiquejee
alteration (influenced by caique) of earlier caikjee, from Turkish kayıkçı, "a boatman"
Calpack
from Turkish kalpak
Caracal
from Turkish karakulak, which means "black ear"
Caraco
from French, perhaps from Turkish kerrake "alpaca coat". A woman's short coat or jacket usually about waist length.
Caracul
from Uzbek karakul, an alteration of karakul
Caragana
from New Latin, of Turkic origin; akin to Kirghiz karaghan "Siberian pea tree".
Caramoussal
from Turkish karamürsel, karamusal, perhaps from kara "black" + mürsel "envoy, apostle"
Casaba
from a town called Kasaba (now Turgutlu) in Turkey
Cassock
from Middle French casaque "long coat", probably ultimately from Turkic quzzak "nomad, adventurer" (the source of Cossack), an allusion to their typical riding coat. Or perhaps from Arabic kazagand, from Persian kazhagand "padded coat".
Cham
from French, which is from Turkish khan, "lord, prince"
Chekmak
from Turkish, a Turkish fabric of silk and cotton, with gold thread interwoven.
Chiaus
from Turkish çavuş.
Chibouk
from Turkish çubuk.
Choga
from Sindhi, of Turko-Mongol origin; akin to Turkish çuha "cloth". A long-sleeved long-skirted cloak for men worn mainly in India and Pakistan.
Chouse
perhaps from Turkish çavuş "a doorkeeper, messenger"
Corsac
from Russian korsak, from Kirghiz karsak, "a small yellowish brown bushy-tailed fox"
Cosaque
from French, literally, "Cossack", from Russian Kazak & Ukrainian kozak, which is from Turkic Kazak. A cracker.
Cossack
from Turkic quzzaq which means "adventurer, guerilla, nomad" (Cossack on wiktionary)

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