caracoa

== English == === Alternative forms === kora-kora, korakora, karakoa, corocoro, caracora, caracore, corocore, caracolle === Etymology === From Malay kurakura. This particular form appears to derive via Spanish caracóa. (Corocore derives via French, and korakora more closely approximates the Malay term.) === Noun === caracoa (plural caracoas) (historical, nautical) Any of various similar light vessels or proas used by the Malays, and the Indonesians and Filipinos, particularly for raiding. === References === “caracore”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.