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carabela.

caravel

8 characters4 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

noun/kaɾaˈbɛla/[kɑ.ɾaˈβ̞ɛ.lɐ]
  1. caravel

    feminine
  2. picnic basket; parcel with provisions, or provisions taken to a journey

    feminine
  3. date shell (Lithophaga lithophaga)

    feminine
  4. Portuguese man-of-war (Physalia physalis)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Attested locally since the 14th century. From a diminutive of Late Latin carabus (“coracle”), from Ancient Greek κάραβος (kárabos, “light ship, horned beetle”).

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