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- [kar-uh k]
- /ˈkær ək/
- /kˈarak/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kar-uh k]
- /ˈkær ək/
Definitions of carrack word
- noun carrack a galleon sailed in the Mediterranean as a merchantman in the 15th and 16th centuries 3
- noun carrack galleon 3
- noun carrack a merchant vessel having various rigs, used especially by Mediterranean countries in the 15th and 16th centuries; galleon. 1
- noun carrack A large merchant ship of a kind operating in European waters in the 14th to the 17th century. 1
- noun carrack (now historical) A large European sailing vessel of the 14th to 17th centuries similar to a caravel but square-rigged on the foremast and mainmast and lateen-rigged on the mizzenmast. 0
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Origin of carrack
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English carrake < Middle French carraque < Spanish carraca, perhaps back formation from Arabic qarāqīr (plural of qurqūr ship of burden < Greek kérkouros), the -īr being taken as plural ending
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Parts of speech for Carrack
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carrack popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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