Etymology

From Old French carcois, carquais, from earlier tarchais, tarquait, from Byzantine Greek ταρκάσιον ‎(tarkásion), from Arabic [script needed] ‎(tǐrkāš), from Persian تیرکش ‎(tirkaš), ترکش ‎(tarkaš, tarkeš).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaʁ.kwa/