There’s a terrific entry for carousel in the Online Etymology Dictionary.
A playful tournament of knights in chariots or on horseback, from French carrousel ‘a tilting match,’ from Italian carusiello, possibly from carro “chariot,” from Latin carrus.
Now in my mind’s eye I will see a chariot when I see a carousel.
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Did you notice that the English took out the second ‘r’ from the French word? I bet it was just to show that we (the English, that is) weren’t French. (Goes off muttering “nothing wrong with two ‘r’ s if you ask me… “
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Karusell in Swedish … different … but still the same 🙂
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It looks nice – and probably sounds nice.
Is it pronounced with three distinct syllables?
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Yep … the only real difference in pronunciation is the U.
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