caravela

Portuguese

Alternative forms

caravella (obsolete)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese caravela, a diminutive of cáravo, or cárabo, from Ancient Greek κᾱ́ραβος (kā́rabos, “light ship, horned beetle”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.ɾaˈvɛ.lɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.ɾaˈvɛ.la/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.ɾɐˈvɛ.lɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.ɾɐˈbɛ.lɐ/ [kɐ.ɾɐˈβɛ.lɐ]

Hyphenation: ca‧ra‧ve‧la

Noun

caravela f (plural caravelas)

caravel

Derived terms

caravela-portuguesa f

Descendants

→ Spanish: carabela
→ Catalan: caravel·la

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