carvel

English

Etymology

From Middle English carvile, from Middle Dutch karveel, from Middle French caravelle, from Old Portuguese caravela, diminutive of caravo (“small vessel”), from Late Latin carabus (“small wicker boat decked with hide”), from Ancient Greek κάραβος (kárabos, “stag-beetle, crayfish, lobster, small boat”).

Noun

carvel (plural carvels)

  1. (nautical) a small lateen-rigged Mediterranean vessel with two masts, used to carry cargo
  2. the sea blubber

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