caraque

== French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ka.ʁak/ === Etymology 1 === From Caraque (“Caracas”), reputed for high-quality cocoa. ==== Adjective ==== caraque (plural caraques) of, from or relating to Caracas ==== Noun ==== caraque m (plural caraques) cocoa from Caracas ==== Noun ==== caraque f (plural caraques) (Switzerland) A round chocolate-filled pastry made with pâte brisée. Alternative form: carac m === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Italian caracca. ==== Noun ==== caraque f (plural caraques) (nautical, historical) carrack (large European sailing vessel) Synonym: nef === Further reading === caraque on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia fr carac on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia fr “caraque”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “ḥarrāqa”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 19: Orientalia, page 66