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caracoa.

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

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Meaning & usage

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

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Where this word comes from

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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