caraque

See also: Caraque

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.ʁak/

Etymology 1

Swiss caraques (chocolate pastry)

From Caraque (“Caracas”), reputed for high-quality cocoa.

Adjective

caraque (plural caraques)

1. of, from or relating to Caracas

Noun

caraque m (plural caraques)

1. cocoa from Caracas

Noun

caraque f (plural caraques)

2. (Switzerland) A round chocolate-filled pastry made with pâte brisée.

   Alternative form: carac m

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Italian caracca.

Noun

caraque f (plural caraques)

1. (nautical, historical) carrack (large European sailing vessel)

   Synonym: nef

Further reading

• caraque on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^fr
• carac on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^fr
• “caraque”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “ḥarrāqa”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 19: Orientalia, page 66