caracca

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noun

A 16th-century Portuguese armed merchant ship.

“Christopher Columbus used to glance at caraccas waiting ashore when he was a young boy.”

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Meanings

nouncaracca (plural caraccas)

plural caraccas

  1. historicalnauticalA 16th-century Portuguese armed merchant ship.

    Christopher Columbus used to glance at caraccas waiting ashore when he was a young boy.

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APA

caracca. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caracca

MLA

“caracca.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caracca. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “caracca,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caracca.

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