caravela
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- caravella (obsolete)
Etymology
From Old Portuguese caravela, a diminutive of cáravo, or cárabo, from Ancient Greek κᾱ́ραβος (kā́rabos) "light ship, horned beetle".
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐ.ɾɐ.ˈvɛ.lɐ/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ka.ɾa.ˈvɛ.lɐ/
- Hyphenation: ca‧ra‧ve‧la
Noun
caravela f (plural caravelas)
- caravel
Derived terms
- caravela-portuguesa f
Descendants
- Spanish: carabela