English Words Starting With C

• cabling

  nounC1
  /ˈkeɪblɪŋ/The act of installing cables; the collective noun for a system of cables.
• cabman

  nounLow
  /ˈkæbmən/A man who drives a taxi for a living.
• cabo rojo

  nounLow (Proper Noun)
  /ˌkɑːbəʊ ˈrəʊhəʊ/A geographical place name: Cabo Rojo (Red Cape), a prominent cape and municipality on the southwestern coast of Puerto Rico.
• cabob

  nounArchaic/Low
  /kəˈbɒb/A skewer of marinated meat and vegetables, typically grilled or roasted.
• cabochon

  adjectiveadverbnounC2/Rare
  /ˈkabəʃɒn/A gemstone that has been polished but not faceted, typically having a convex, rounded, and smooth surface.
• caboclo

  nounC2
  /kəˈbɒk.ləʊ/A person of mixed Indigenous Brazilian and European ancestry in Brazil.
• caboodle

  nounC1
  /kəˈbuː.dəl/The whole collection or group of people or things; everything included.
• caboose

  nounC1
  /kəˈbuːs/A small railway wagon at the end of a freight train, used as accommodation for train crew or as an office.
• cabora bassa

  nounVery low (rare outside specific geographic, historical, or technical contexts).
  /kəˌhɔːrə ˈbæsə/A proper noun referring to Cahora Bassa, a large reservoir and hydroelectric dam complex on the Zambezi River in Mozambique.
• cabot

  nounC1-C2
  /ˈkabət/A surname of a notable explorer; in modern rare usage, a humorous or nonce term for a small-time explorer or unambitious venture.
• cabot strait

  nounC2
  /ˈkæb.ət ˌstreɪt/A maritime strait connecting the Gulf of St. Lawrence with the Atlantic Ocean, located between Newfoundland and Cape Breton Island.
• cabotage

  nounC2 / Very Low Frequency / Specialist
  The transport of goods or passengers between two places within the same country by a transport operator from another country.
• cabral

  nounLow
  /kəˈbrɑːl/A proper noun primarily referring to Pedro Álvares Cabral, the 16th-century Portuguese explorer credited with the discovery of Brazil.
• cabrera

  nounLow
  /kəˈbre(ɪ)rə/A proper noun, primarily a Spanish surname of topographic origin, meaning "goatherd" or "place of goats."
• cabretta

  nounVery Low
  /kəˈbrɛtə/A type of soft, fine-grained leather made from the skins of hair sheep (particularly Brazilian or South American sheep).
• cabrilla

  nounC2 (Extremely Rare / Technical)
  /kəˈbrɪlə/Any of various small, brightly coloured sea fishes, especially of the sea bass family, found in warm coastal waters.
• cabrillo

  nounVery Low
  /kəˈbriː.jəʊ/A type of small, agile sailing vessel used historically by Spanish and Portuguese explorers.
• cabrini

  nounVery Low
  /kəˈbriːni/A proper noun most commonly referring to Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini (1850–1917), an Italian-American religious sister and the first naturalized U.S. citizen to be canonized as a saint.
• cabrio

  nounB2
  /ˈkæbriəʊ/A car with a folding or retractable roof.
• cabriole

  nounC1/C2
  /ˈkabrɪəʊl/A light, bounding leap in ballet where one leg is extended forward or backward while the other pushes off the ground.

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