Definition
The dead body of an animal, especially one that has been killed for food or found dead.
Etymology
From Old French carcasse, possibly from Italian carcassa or Spanish carcaza. The word may derive from Latin or have roots in Mediterranean languages, originally meaning the framework or structure of something.
Kelly Says
The word 'carcase' gave us the modern 'carcass'—both refer to dead animals, but carcase is the older British spelling still used in some contexts, especially in literature and formal texts!
Translations
CACatalà
carcasa
kar-ka-sa
DEDeutsch
Gehäuse
ga-e-ha-u-se
ELΕλληνικά
σκελετός
ske-le-tos
ESEspañol
carcasa
kar-ka-sa
FRFrançais
carcasse
kar-kas
IDBahasa Indonesia
kerangka
ker-an-ga
ITItaliano
carroccio
kar-ro-ch-io
MSBahasa Melayu
kerangka
ker-an-ga
NLNederlands
skelet
ske-let
NONorsk
skjelet
sh-ke-let
PLPolski
szkielet
sh-kie-let
PTPortuguês
carcaça
kar-ka-sa
RORomână
schelet
sh-ke-let
SVSvenska
skelett
sh-ke-let
SWKiswahili
mifupa
mi-fu-pa
TEతెలుగు
శరీరం
sha-ree-ram
THไทย
โครงกระดูก
khoe-ng-kra-dook
TLTL
balangkas
ba-lang-kas
UKУкраїнська
скелет
ske-let
VITiếng Việt
bộ khung
bo-khung
YOYO
àwọn ìrọ̀
aw-on ee-roh