caracoa

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caracoa

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From Malay kurakura. This particular form appears to derive via Spanish caracóa. (Corocore derives via French, and korakora more closely approximates the Malay term.)

noun caracoas · kora-kora · korakora · karakoa · corocoro · caracora

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

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@misc{caracoa_2026,
  title = {caracoa},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/caracoa},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}