carabao
/kæɹəˈbeɪəʊ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.02 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A domesticated subspecies of water buffalo, Bubalus bubalis carabanesis.
Example Sentences
- "The weaker carabaos are slaughtered for meat, the stronger ones put to work on Golgotha, and the drivers are assimilated into the workforce."
- "Filipinos tell several stories about the carabao. The Tagalog, who live mainly on Luzon, tell the following story about how the carabao, one of the largest animals in the country, is tricked by one of the smallest animals, a hummingbird."
- "The Malay people who arrived in the Philippines between 1500 B.C. and 500 B.C. introduced the carabao as a work animal. Today the carabao, also known as the water buffalo, is a very important animal in the Philippines. Carabaos are popular farm animals."
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish carabao, from Waray-Waray karabaw, from Malay kerbau, from Proto-Malayic *kAr(ə)baw, ultimately from Proto-Mon-Khmer *krpiʔ ~ *krpiiw ~ *krpuʔ ~ *(kr)puh (“buffalo”). Compare Khmer ក្របី (krɑɑbəy), Halang kơpùa, Indonesian kerbau, Javanese ꦏꦼꦧꦺꦴ (kebo), Thai กระบือ (grà-bʉʉ).
Word Breakdown
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Phrases
carabao English
Bubalus bubalis carabanesis
Frequently Paired Words
Bubalus bubalis carabanesis