noun
caron
KA-ruhn
noun
1
A small v-shaped mark placed over a letter to change its pronunciation, as in the Czech "č"; also called a háček.
"The caron over the "c" in Karel Čapek's surname signals a "ch" sound."
How to Use Caron
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA diacritic mark (ˇ) placed above certain letters, mainly in Slavic languages, to show a different pronunciation.
Easily confused with
macron
caret
Word Forms
carons plural
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Etymology
The origin is uncertain, but the name likely developed from "caret" (the ^ proofreading mark it resembles) blended with an ending borrowed from "macron."