caron

Etymology unknown; first known use is the United States Government Printing Office Style Manual of 1967, where it apparently referred to an inverted caret. Possibly derived from caret after its similar shape (^), and with -on either from macron or as an augmentative after reanalysis of -et as a diminutive.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkæɹən/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -æɹən
• Homophone: Karen

caron (plural carons)

1. háček

The term caron gained usage through the computer world, through usage at Adobe and later in Unicode. As such, it is the most common name in many computer environments, whereas some form of háček is more common in linguistic circles.

• Carno, Coran, Corna, acorn, acron, coran, narco, narco-, racon

• Audio:

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caron

1. accusative singular of caro

Borrowed from English caron.

• IPA^(key): /ka.ʁɔ̃/

caron m (plural carons)

1. háček (the háček diacritic)

• arçon, coran, Coran

caron

1. accusative singular of caros

• carasom (literary, first-person plural)
• carasant (literary, third-person plural)

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈkarɔn/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈkaːrɔn/, /ˈkarɔn/

caron

1. first/third-person plural preterite colloquial of caru