caravella
See also: Caravella and caravel·la
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from Portuguese caravela, from Old Galician-Portuguese caravela (“caravel”), a diminutive of caravo, carabo (“type of small vessel”), from Late Latin carabus (“small wicker boat decked with hide”), borrowed from Ancient Greek κᾱ́ρᾰβος (kā́rabos, “type of light ship; kind of beetle, probably a longhorn beetle; kind of crustacean, probably a crayfish”).
Pronunciation edit
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caravella f (plural caravelle)
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Noun edit
caravella f (plural caravellas)