Word: caravel
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: car
a
vel
Definition: 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.
Morphemes:
Affix: caravel
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: 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.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: κᾱ́ρᾰβος
Language: grc
Decoded: karabos
Meaning: type of light ship; kind of beetle, probably a longhorn beetle; kind of crustacean, probably a crayfish