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carrusel

carousel

noun kah-rroo-SEHL Rare

Origin: From French carrousel, from Italian carosello (jousting tournament).

Also means

merry-go-round

Usage Note

Carrusel refers to a fairground merry-go-round, and also to a carousel in a figurative or digital sense — a rotating display of images or items (carrusel de fotos). In airports, the baggage carrusel is the conveyor belt for luggage. The word is spelled with double r in Spanish.

Examples

"Los niños montaron en el carrusel del parque."

Natural Translation

The children rode the carousel in the park.

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