caracoa

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noun

Any of various similar light vessels or proas used by the Malays, and the Indonesians and Filipinos, particularly for raiding.

OriginMalay kurakura ← Spanish caracóa →
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Meanings

nouncaracoa (plural caracoas)

plural caracoas · alternative kora-kora · alternative korakora · alternative karakoa · alternative corocoro · alternative caracora · alternative caracore · alternative corocore · alternative caracolle

  1. historicalnauticalAny of various similar light vessels or proas used by the Malays, and the Indonesians and Filipinos, particularly for raiding.

Origin

  1. Spanishcaracóa
  2. Malaykurakura
  3. Englishcaracoa

From Malay kurakura. This particular form appears to derive via Spanish caracóa. (Corocore derives via French, and korakora more closely approximates the Malay term.)

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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