caravela

Portuguese

Alternative forms

caravella (obsolete)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.ɾɐ.ˈvɛ.lɐ/
(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.ɾa.ˈvɛ.lɐ/
Hyphenation: ca‧ra‧ve‧la

Noun

caravela f (plural caravelas)

caravel

Derived terms

caravela-portuguesa f

Descendants

Spanish: carabela

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