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carraca

[kaˈraka]

Rhymes with a.ka

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De origen incierto. Compárese el francés caraque, el italiano caracca.

noun carracas

Antiguo navío de transporte de hasta dos mil toneladas, de la era de descubrimientos, inventado por los italianos. El capitán Prat sabía de carracas y de galeones
derogatory Barco grande y viejo o tardo en navegar.

noun carracas

Instrumentos musicales Instrumento de percusión.
Llave para aflojar todo tipo de tornillería, usando el mecanismo de trinquete.

In English

shed poor quality automobile
jalopy old, dilapidated car
ratchet mechanism composed of a ratchet wheel and pawl
roller bird of the family Coraciidae
carrack ship
rustbucket old, neglected vehicle

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@misc{carraca_2026,
  title = {carraca},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/carraca},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}