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longship
English
Alternative forms
- long-ship
Etymology
From Middle English *langschip, from Old English langscip (“a longship, a large warship”), equivalent to long +? ship. Cognate with German Langschiff, Swedish långskepp, Icelandic langskip, Norwegian langskip, Dutch langschip.
Noun
longship (plural longships)
- A type of naval vessel made by the Vikings.
Translations
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caravel
English
Etymology
From Middle French caravelle, from Old French caruelle, carvelle (“caravel”), from Old Portuguese caravela (“caravel”), a diminutive of caravo, carabo (“type of small vessel”), from Late Latin carabus (“small wicker boat decked with hide”), from Ancient Greek ???????? (k??rabos, “type of light ship; kind of beetle, probably a longhorn beetle; kind of crustacean, probably a crayfish”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?kæ??v?l/, /?kæ???v?l/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?kæ??v?l/, /?k?-/
- Hyphenation: ca?ra?vel
Noun
caravel (plural caravels)
- (nautical, historical) A light, usually lateen-rigged sailing ship used by the Portuguese and Spanish for about 300 years from the 15th century, first for trade and later for voyages of exploration.
- Synonym: (one sense) carvel
Alternative forms
- caraval (obsolete)
- caravelle
Translations
Notes
References
Further reading
- caravel on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- acerval
Galician
Etymology 1
Attested since the 18th century. Probably from Catalan clavell. Compare Spanish clavel.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k??a???l/
Noun
caravel m (plural caraveis)
- carnation (flower)
Related terms
- caraveleira
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k??a???l/
Noun
caravel m (plural caraveis)
- Alternative form of carabela
References
- “caravel” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
- “caravel” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “caravel” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
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