carrack

UK: /ˈkærək/ US: (kar′ək)

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car•rack  (kar′ək), n. 

1. Nautical, Naval Terms a merchant vessel having various rigs, used esp. by Mediterranean countries in the 15th and 16th centuries;
   galleon.

Also, carack. 

• Greek kérkouros), the -īr being taken as plural ending
• Spanish carraca, perh. back formation from Arabic qarāqīr (plural of qurqūr ship of burden
• Middle French carraque
• Middle English carrake 1350–1400

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carrack / ˈkærək/ noun

1. a galleon sailed in the Mediterranean as a merchantman in the 15th and 16th centuries

Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French caraque, from Old Spanish carraca, from Arabic qarāqīr merchant ships