Etymology

Carrera Island

Car·rer·a Is·land

Today it means: An island of Trinidad and Tobago. Full definition →

Spanish carrera
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The story

  1. Spanish · derived fromcarrera“race”
  2. English todayCarrera Island

Probably from Spanish carrera (“race”), but the reason why is unknown. From at least the 18th century.

Words from the same roots

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Carrera

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