caravela

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See also: caravelă

Portuguese

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Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese caravela, a diminutive of cáravo, or cárabo, from Ancient Greek κᾱ́ραβος (kā́rabos, light ship, horned beetle).

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Rhymes: -ɛlɐ
  • Hyphenation: ca‧ra‧ve‧la

Noun

caravela f (plural caravelas)

  1. (historical) caravel

Derived terms

Descendants

  • French: caravelle
  • Spanish: carabela
  • Catalan: caravel·la

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