carraca

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Galician

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Etymology

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Unknown. Attested, in Galician, since the 14th century. Compare French caraque, Italian caracca.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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carraca f (plural carracas)

  1. (historical, navigation) carrack
    Synonym: nao
  2. (figured) old useless thing
  3. rattle

References

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  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “carraca I”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Spanish

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Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:
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A ratchet
Socket set with ratchet (above), four hex sockets and a universal joint.
A lilac-crested roller (bird of the family Coraciidae), Coracias caudata.
A banger
Portuguese carracks

Noun

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carraca f (plural carracas)

  1. (music) ratchet, rattle, football rattle
    Synonym: matraca
  2. ratchet, ratchet wrench, socket wrench
    Synonym: matraca
  3. roller (any of the birds in the family Coraciidae)
  4. (colloquial) (UK) banger, (US) beater, bucket, hooptie, jalopy, shitbox, crock (old vehicle)
  5. (historical, nautical) carrack

Further reading

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