The Bible in Spain, Vol. 2 [of 2] / Or, the Journeys, Adventures, and Imprisonments of an Englishman in an Attempt to Circulate the Scriptures in the Peninsula

by George Borrow

Carcel. Span. A prison.

Carcelero, Carcelera. Span. A male or female jailer; or the latter may be merely the wife of a jailer.

Carlino, Carlista. Span. A partisan of Don Carlos.

Carlo. Rom. Heart. P. ii. 125. It also means “throat,” the only meaning in English Rom. P. ii. 96; A. 66; Pp. 299; SC. 91.

Carracho. Gal. A tick, or small parasite found on dogs and cattle. Carracha is a somewhat similar pest of the human body. The word, which is not Spanish, is used by Borrow as an expletive, instead of the coarser Carajo, q.v.

Carrascal. Span. and Port. A plantation or grove of the following.

Carrasco. Span. and Port. The ilex, or evergreen oak.

Carreta. Span. and Port. A long and narrow cart.

Carretera. Span. A high-road. Fr. voie carrossable.

Carronade. O. Eng. A short cannon of large bore, usually carried on board ship. The word has nothing to do with cannon, but is derived from the Scotch town of Carron, in Stirlingshire, where these pieces were first made in 1779. They were not used after 1852, and the name is obsolete.