caracore

English

Alternative forms

• caracolle, caracora, caracoa, corocoro, korakora, kora-kora

Etymology

From Malay kurakura.

Noun

caracore (plural caracores)

1. (historical, nautical) A light vessel or proa used by the native Filipinos up until the 18th century.

References

• “caracore”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.