carabao

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carabao

/kæɹəˈbeɪəʊ/

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Borrowed from Spanish carabao, from Waray-Waray karabaw, from Malay kerbau, from Proto-Malayic *kAr(ə)baw, ultimately from Proto-Mon-Khmer *krpiʔ ~ *krpiiw ~ *krpuʔ ~ *(kr)puh (“buffalo”). Compare Khmer ក្របី (krɑɑbəy), Halang kơpùa, Indonesian kerbau, Javanese ꦏꦼꦧꦺꦴ (kebo), Thai กระบือ (grà-bʉʉ).

noun carabaos

Philippines Any member of the domesticated subspecies Bubalus bubalis carabanesis of water buffalo. The weaker carabaos are slaughtered for meat, the stronger ones put to work on Golgotha, and the drivers are assimilated into the workforce.
Similar: kerbau

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noun Bubalus bubalis carabanesis

Español	carabao
Português	carabau
Русский	бу́йвол bújvol, водяно́й бу́йвол vodjanój bújvol

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@misc{carabao_2026,
  title = {carabao},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/carabao},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}