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carabao

[ kahr-uh-bah-oh ]

noun

, plural ca·ra·ba·os.
  1. (in the Philippines) the wild or domesticated water buffalo: endangered in the wild.


carabao

/ ˌkærəˈbeɪəʊ /

noun

  1. another name for water buffalo


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Word History and Origins

Origin of carabao1

First recorded in 1895–1900; from Philippine Spanish, from Visayan karabáw, apparently from Malay kerbau, perhaps ultimately a borrowing from an Austroasiatic source; compare Khmer krapī, also borrowed into Thai as krabụ̄

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Word History and Origins

Origin of carabao1

from Visayan karabáw; compare Malay karbaw

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Example Sentences

Red Bull—especially the Austrian version—along with Carabao appear to be the most widely recognizable brands.

Carabao, which costs about half as much—and tastes far sweeter—is the energy drink of choice for the average Afghan.

After chugging a can of Carabao, he chases the thugs away and wins her heart.

At the very door grazed a lean carabao, completing a picture of the desolation and ruin in the wake of an army.

In this respect, as well as in many others, the carabao is a very different animal from the pig.

On this occasion, the carabao was tied to a stake in a small swale and I nerved myself to look on.

Casey flared up: "We ought to run 'em out—they're no good, probably carabao thieves or worse—"

The first is called “in-pa-ke′,” and at that time a hog or carabao is killed, and the two young people start housekeeping.

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