The present participle of 'carrom,' meaning to strike and rebound or to move by bouncing off something.
From carrom, a word of unclear origin possibly derived from Portuguese carambola (a type of billiard shot), ultimately from Sanskrit or a similar South Asian language.
Carrom is a game played across South Asia and the Middle East that inspired the word 'carrom' for the billiard shot, and English borrowed the term to describe any bouncing or rebounding movement—showing how games and sports create words that spread globally.
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