Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

caraval

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.03 in modern English

Syllables: car-aval
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hybrid of a male caracal and a female serval.

noun

Obsolete spelling of caravel.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"[T]he governor of Hiſpaniola was afraid that if the admiral returned to Spain, Their Catholic Majeſties would reſtore him to his government, and ſo he ſhould be forced to quit it; for which reaſon he would not provide, as he might have done, for the admiral's voyage to Hiſpaniola; and therefore had ſent that little caraval to ſpy and obſerve the condition the admiral was in, and to know whether he could contrive with ſafety to have him deſtroyed, […]"

Etymology

Blend of caracal + serval.

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

caravals (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

servical

Questions

What does caraval mean?: A hybrid of a male caracal and a female serval.
Where does caraval come from?: Blend of caracal + serval.

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