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    attested in English in the mid-15th century, the word carat comes from Italian carato, which comes from Arabic (qīrāṭ; قيراط), in turn borrowed from Greek kerátion...
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  • carat came from Middle French carat, in turn derived either from Italian carato or Medieval Latin carratus. These were borrowed into Medieval Europe from...
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    (grain) = 1⁄6912 libbra 1 carato = 4 grani 1 tomin = 12 grani 1 denaro (scruple) = 24 grani 1 ottavo (drachm) = 3 denari 1 carato = 6 denaro (a.k.a. scrupolo)...
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    قيراط qīrāṭ "carat" < Ancient Greek: κεράτιον "carob seed" (cf. Italian carato) recluta, "recruit", French recrute regaliz(a), "liquorice", Late Latin...
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  • banco or banca) Bankrupt (Italian: bancarotta) Carat / karat (from Italian carato – from Arabic – through French) Career (from Old Provençal or Italian carriera...
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    common to find kiosks and food stalls in San Juan where you can taste corn carato, a soft drink made with corn dough, which is cooked with pineapple juice...
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  • Arno Frey as Baron Kurt von Hagen Rudolph Anders as Lt. Schroeder Vincent Carato as Sgt. Cortez Hell in the Heavens was based on the 1931 stage play Flieger...
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