noun
or qara·qal·paq |karəkəl|pak, -rəkäl-
( plural karakalpak or karakalpaks or qaraqalpaq or qaraqalpaqs )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Kirghiz, literally, black cap, from kara black + kalpak cap
1.
a. : a Turkic people living near Lake Aral, Central Asia
b. : a member of such people
2. : the Turkic language of the Karakalpak people