English Explanatory Dictionary

caracoa

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

caracoa caracoas kora-kora korakora karakoa corocoro caracora caracore corocore caracolle

Etymology

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

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