Definition
A crossroads or intersection where four roads meet, often in an open public space.
Etymology
From French 'carrefour,' meaning crossroads. The word comes from Old French combining 'carre' (square) and 'four' (oven/furnace), though the exact evolution is debated. It entered English through trade and geographic terminology in medieval times.
Kelly Says
Medieval towns were designed around carfours because they created natural gathering places for markets and news to spread—the internet of the 1300s! Many famous European plazas started as simple carfours.
Translations
ARالعربية
كارفور
kar-fu-r
CACatalà
Carrefour
kar-fu-rreh
CSČeština
Carrefour
kar-fu-rreh
DADansk
Carrefour
kar-fu-rreh
DEDeutsch
Carrefour
kar-fu-rreh
ELΕλληνικά
Carrefour
kar-fu-rreh
ESEspañol
Carrefour
kar-fu-rreh
FISuomi
Carrefour
kar-fu-rreh
FRFrançais
Carrefour
kar-fu-rreh
HAHA
Carrefour
kar-fu-rreh
HEעברית
קארפ Four
kar-fu-r
HIहिन्दी
कार्फ़ोर
kar-for
HUMagyar
Carrefour
kar-fu-rreh
IDBahasa Indonesia
Carrefour
kar-fu-rreh
IGIG
Carrefour
kar-fu-rreh
ITItaliano
Carrefour
kar-fu-rreh
KKKK
Carrefour
kar-fu-rreh
MSBahasa Melayu
Carrefour
kar-fu-rreh
NLNederlands
Carrefour
kar-fu-rreh
NONorsk
Carrefour
kar-fu-rreh
PLPolski
Carrefour
kar-fu-rreh
PTPortuguês
Carrefour
kar-fu-rreh
RORomână
Carrefour
kar-fu-rreh
RUРусский
Карусель
ka-ru-sel
SVSvenska
Carrefour
kar-fu-rreh
SWKiswahili
Carrefour
kar-fu-rreh
TAதமிழ்
கார்ஃபுர்
kaar-fur
TEతెలుగు
కార్ఫుర్
kaar-fur
THไทย
Carrefour
kar-fu-rreh
TLTL
Carrefour
kar-fu-rreh
TRTürkçe
Carrefour
kar-fu-rreh
UKУкраїнська
Carrefour
kar-fu-rreh
VITiếng Việt
Carrefour
kar-fu-rreh
YOYO
Carrefour
kar-fu-rreh
ZUZU
Carrefour
kar-fu-rreh