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/

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.ɾɐˈvɛ.lɐ/

• (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)

1. caravel

Derived terms

• caravela-portuguesa f

Descendants

• → Spanish: carabela
• → Catalan: caravel·la