carrack
or car·ack
[ kar-uh k ]
/ ˈkær ək /
noun
a merchant vessel having various rigs, used especially by Mediterranean countries in the 15th and 16th centuries; galleon.
Origin of carrack
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
Words nearby carrack
carpostome,
carpsucker,
carpus,
carr,
carracci,
carrack,
carrageen,
carrageenan,
carrantuohill,
carranza,
carrara
Example sentences from the Web for carrack
British Dictionary definitions for carrack
carrack
/ (ˈkærək) /
noun
a galleon sailed in the Mediterranean as a merchantman in the 15th and 16th centuries
Word Origin for carrack
C14: from Old French
caraque, from Old Spanish
carraca, from Arabic
qarāqīr merchant ships