caraco
English
[edit]Noun
[edit]caraco
- (historical) A kind of short coat or jacket worn by women.
French
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Etymology
[edit]Uncertain, maybe from Mexican Spanish caracol or from Turkish kerake or keriki.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]caraco m (plural caracos)
- (archaic) loose blouse
- (women's) undershirt, camisole
Further reading
[edit]- “caraco”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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