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caracoa

caracoa noun: any of various similar light vessels or proas used by the Malays, and the Indonesians and Filipinos, particularly for raiding.

Noun

caracoa (plural caracoas)

  1. (historical) Any of various similar light vessels or proas used by the Malays, and the Indonesians and Filipinos, particularly for raiding.

Forms of caracoa

pluralcaracoas
alternative formkora-kora
alternative formkorakora
alternative formkarakoa
alternative formcorocoro
alternative formcaracora
alternative formcaracore
alternative formcorocore
alternative formcaracolle

Origin of caracoa

From Malay kurakura. This particular form appears to derive via Spanish caracóa. (Corocore derives via French, and korakora more closely approximates the Malay term.)

Questions about caracoa

What does caracoa mean?
Caracoa means any of various similar light vessels or proas used by the Malays, and the Indonesians and Filipinos, particularly for raiding.
What part of speech is caracoa?
Caracoa is a noun.
What is the plural of caracoa?
The plural of caracoa is caracoas.

Words near caracoa in the dictionary

  1. Carachure
  2. Carachures
  3. carack
  4. caracks
  5. caraco
  6. caracoa
  7. caracoas
  8. caracol
  9. caracole
  10. caracoled
  11. caracoler

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