carrack

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun a large galleon sailed in the Mediterranean as a merchantman

Etymology

From French caraque (compare Spanish and Portuguese carraca, Italian caracca), from Latin carraca, from Latin carrus (“wagon”); or perhaps from Arabic قَرَاقِير (qarāqīr).

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Synonyms

carack

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