An alternative French spelling of caravel, referring to the same type of medieval sailing vessel used in exploration.
The French adaptation of Portuguese 'caravela,' showing how this ship design and its name spread through European languages during the Age of Exploration.
The different spellings of caravel across languages—English, French, Portuguese—reflect how new technology and exploration spread ideas across Europe in the 1400s-1500s, with each language adopting the word slightly differently.
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