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Word: Caravel
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 16th century: from French caravelle, from Portuguese caravela, diminutive of caravo, via Latin from Greek karabos ‘horned beetle’ or ‘light ship’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈkarəvɛl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a small, fast Spanish or Portuguese sailing ship of the 15th–17th centuries.
Short Definition:small, fast Spanish or Portuguese sailing ship of 15th-17th centuries
Variant Forms:
- carvel
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