noun · verb · 10 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/ˌkærəˈsɛl/
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US:/ˌkæɹəˈsɛl/
US:/ˈkæɹəsɛl/
US:/ˌkæɹəˈzɛl/
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noun
Meaning 1
A pleasure ride, typically found at amusement parks and fairs and accompanied by music, consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats, frequently shaped like horses or other animals, cars, etc., which may also move up and down; a merry-go-round.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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From French carrousel, from Italian carosello, from Sicilian caruseḍḍu and/or Neapolitan carusiello. Uncertain. Some suggested a derivation from carro (“cart”), from Latin carrus, but this does not fit the criteria of an appropriate morphological reconstruction. Not believed to be related to carousal.
Across languages
Translations
124 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
karusel
— pleasure ride consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats
Arabic:
كارُوسِيل
(kārūsīl)
— pleasure ride consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats
Arabic:
دُوَّامَة خَيْل
(duwwāmat ḵayl)
— pleasure ride consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats
Armenian:
կարուսել
(karusel)
— pleasure ride consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats
Azerbaijani:
fırlanğıc
— pleasure ride consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats
Belarusian:
карусэ́ль
(karusélʹ)
— pleasure ride consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats
Belarusian:
карусе́ль
(karusjélʹ)
— pleasure ride consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats
Bulgarian:
въртелѐжка
(vǎrtelèžka)
— pleasure ride consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats
Catalan:
carrussel
— pleasure ride consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats
Catalan:
cavallets
— pleasure ride consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats
Czech:
kolotoč
— pleasure ride consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats
Danish:
karrusel
— pleasure ride consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats
Dutch:
carrousel
— pleasure ride consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats
Dutch:
draaimolen
— pleasure ride consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats
Esperanto:
karuselo
— pleasure ride consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats
Estonian:
karussell
— pleasure ride consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats
Faroese:
karusell
— pleasure ride consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats
Faroese:
ringreið
— pleasure ride consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats
Finnish:
karuselli
— pleasure ride consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats
French:
carrousel
— pleasure ride consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats
French:
manège
— pleasure ride consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats
Galician:
carrusel
— pleasure ride consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats
Galician:
cabaliños
— pleasure ride consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats
Georgian:
კარუსელი
(ḳaruseli)
— pleasure ride consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats
German:
Karussell
— pleasure ride consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats
German:
Ringelspiel
— pleasure ride consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats
Greek:
καρουζέλ
(karouzél)
— pleasure ride consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats
Greek:
αλογάκια
(alogákia)
— pleasure ride consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats
Greek:
στροβιλοδρόμιο
(strovilodrómio)
— pleasure ride consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats
Hebrew:
קָרוּסֶלָה
(karuséla)
— pleasure ride consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats
Hindi:
चक्कर देनेवाला हिंडोला
(cakkar denevālā hiṇḍolā)
— pleasure ride consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats
Hindi:
हिंडोला
(hiṇḍolā)
— pleasure ride consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats
Hungarian:
karusszel
— pleasure ride consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats
Hungarian:
körhinta
— pleasure ride consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats
Hungarian:
ringlispíl
— pleasure ride consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats
Icelandic:
hringekja
— pleasure ride consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats
Irish:
timpeallán spraoi
— pleasure ride consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats
Italian:
carosello
— pleasure ride consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats
Italian:
giostra
— pleasure ride consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats
Japanese:
カルーセル
(karūseru)
— pleasure ride consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats
Japanese:
回転木馬
(kaiten mokuba)
— pleasure ride consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats
Japanese:
メリーゴーラウンド
(merīgōraundo)
— pleasure ride consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats
Kashubian:
karasela
— pleasure ride consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats
Kazakh:
карусель
(karusel)
— pleasure ride consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats
Korean:
회전목마
(hoejeonmongma)
— pleasure ride consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats
Kyrgyz:
карусель
(karusel)
— pleasure ride consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats
Lao:
ມ້າຫມຸນ
(mā mun)
— pleasure ride consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats
Latvian:
karuselis
— pleasure ride consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats
Lithuanian:
karuselė
— pleasure ride consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats
Macedonian:
вртелешка
(vrteleška)
— pleasure ride consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats
Macedonian:
рингишпил
(ringišpil)
— pleasure ride consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats
Māori:
porowhawhe
— pleasure ride consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats
Māori:
takaāwhio
— pleasure ride consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats
Norwegian Bokmål:
karusell
— pleasure ride consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats
Norwegian Nynorsk:
karusell
— pleasure ride consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats
Occitan:
carrossèl
— pleasure ride consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats
Occitan:
carrossèu
— pleasure ride consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats
Occitan:
cavalets
— pleasure ride consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats
Occitan:
vira-vira
— pleasure ride consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats
Pannonian Rusyn:
ринґишпил
(ringišpil)
— pleasure ride consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats
Persian:
کاروسِل
(kârusel)
— pleasure ride consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats
Persian:
چَرخ و فَلَک
(čarx o falak)
— pleasure ride consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats
Polish:
karuzela
— pleasure ride consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats
Portuguese:
carrossel
— pleasure ride consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats
Romanian:
carusel
— pleasure ride consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats
Romanian:
călușei
— pleasure ride consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats
Romanian:
ringhișpil
— pleasure ride consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats
Russian:
карусе́ль
(karusélʹ)
— pleasure ride consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats
Serbo-Croatian:
обртаљка
— pleasure ride consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats
Serbo-Croatian:
ринглшпил
— pleasure ride consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats
Serbo-Croatian:
рингишпил
— pleasure ride consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats
Serbo-Croatian:
вртешка
— pleasure ride consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats
Serbo-Croatian:
obrtaljka
— pleasure ride consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats
Serbo-Croatian:
ringlšpil
— pleasure ride consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats
Serbo-Croatian:
ringišpil
— pleasure ride consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats
Serbo-Croatian:
vrteška
— pleasure ride consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats
Slovak:
kolotoč
— pleasure ride consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats
Slovene:
vrtiljak
— pleasure ride consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats
Spanish:
carrusel
— pleasure ride consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats
Spanish:
caballitos
— pleasure ride consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats
Spanish:
calesita
— pleasure ride consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats
Spanish:
tiovivo
— pleasure ride consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats
Swedish:
karusell
— pleasure ride consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats
Tagalog:
tiyubibo
— pleasure ride consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats
Tajik:
чархуфалак
(čarxufalak)
— pleasure ride consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats
Tatar:
карусель
(qaruselʹ)
— pleasure ride consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats
Thai:
ม้าหมุน
(máa-mǔn)
— pleasure ride consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats
Northern Thai:
ᨾ᩶ᩣᩉ᩠ᨾᩩᨶ
— pleasure ride consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats
Turkish:
atlıkarınca
— pleasure ride consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats
Ukrainian:
карусе́ль
(karusélʹ)
— pleasure ride consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats
Urdu:
ہِنڈولا
(hiṇḍolā)
— pleasure ride consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats
Uzbek:
karusel
— pleasure ride consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats
Vietnamese:
đu quay
— pleasure ride consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats
Vietnamese:
trò kéo quân
— pleasure ride consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats
Vietnamese:
vòng quay ngựa gỗ
— pleasure ride consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats
Volapük:
karusäl
— pleasure ride consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats
Welsh:
carwsél
— pleasure ride consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats
Welsh:
chwyrligwgan
— pleasure ride consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats
Bulgarian:
карусел
(karusel)
— revolving device to deliver items
Chinese Mandarin:
行李傳送帶 /行李传送带
— revolving device to deliver items
Dutch:
bagageband
— revolving device to deliver items
Esperanto:
transportbendo
— revolving device to deliver items
Finnish:
karuselli
— revolving device to deliver items
Finnish:
matkatavarakaruselli
— revolving device to deliver items
Georgian:
კარუსელი
(ḳaruseli)
— revolving device to deliver items
German:
Band
— revolving device to deliver items
German:
Gepäckband
— revolving device to deliver items
German:
(Maschinenbau) Revolver
— revolving device to deliver items
Indonesian:
karusel
— revolving device to deliver items
Indonesian:
komidi putar
— revolving device to deliver items
Italian:
carosello
— revolving device to deliver items
