different between whirligig vs carrousel

English

Alternative forms

• whirlygig

Etymology

Middle English whirlegigge.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?w??.l?.???/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?w?.l?.???/

Noun

whirligig (plural whirligigs)

1. Anything that whirls or spins around, such as a toy top or a merry-go-round.
2. A device incorporating spinning, wind-driven propellers or pinwheels, used as whimsical outdoor decoration in a garden or on a porch.
3. A whirligig beetle.
4. A device for punishing prisoners, comprising a wooden cage that rapidly spins around.

Quotations

• 1600–1, William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night

  And thus the whirligig of time brings in his revenges.

Translations

See also

• whirligig beetle
• yo-yo

English

Noun

carrousel (plural carrousels)

1. Alternative form of carousel

Dutch

Etymology

From French carrousel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?.ru?s?l/
• Hyphenation: car?rou?sel
• Rhymes: -?l

Noun

carrousel m (plural carrousels, diminutive carrouselletje n)

1. carrousel, merry-go-round (fairground ride)

   Synonym: draaimolen

2. carrousel, type of group dressage in formation (equestrian discipline)

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.?u.z?l/

Noun

carrousel

1. carousel, merry-go-round