karakoa

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish caracoa, from Malay kora-kora, from Arabic قُرْقُورَة (qurqūra, merchant ship), ultimately from either Latin cercūrus or Ancient Greek κέρκουρος (kérkouros). Compare English caracore and carrack.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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karakoa (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜇᜃᜓᜏ)

  1. karakoa (large outrigger warship from ancient Philippines)

See also

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Further reading

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  • karakoa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2013) Arabic and Persian Loanwords in Tagalog, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 246
  • Charles Payson Gurley Scott (1897) The Malayan Words in English[1], American Oriental Society
  • J. S. Cummins (2017 May 15) Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas, 1609, by Antonio de Morga[2], Taylor & Francis, →ISBN