caraco

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caraco

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Uncertain, maybe from Mexican Spanish caracol or from Turkish kerake or keriki.

• IPA^(key): /ka.ʁa.ko/

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• Homophone: caracos
• Hyphenation: ca‧ra‧co

caraco m (plural caracos)

1. (archaic) loose blouse
2. (women's) undershirt, camisole

• “caraco”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.