Karabagh

noun

Ka·​ra·​bagh

¦karə¦bä

plural -s

: a small Caucasian rug showing considerable Persian influence in pattern and usually having magenta, turquoise, and pale green as the prevailing colors

Word History

Etymology

from Karabagh, region in Azerbaidzhan, U.S.S.R.

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