carabao

car·a·bao

C0095000 (kăr′ə-bou′, kä′rə-)n. pl. car·a·baos See water buffalo.

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[Spanish, from Visayan karabáw, from Malay kerbau.]

carabao

(ˌkærəˈbeɪəʊ) n, pl -os (Animals) another name for water buffalo[from Visayan karabáw; compare Malay karbaw]

ca•ra•ba•o

(ˌkɑr əˈbɑ oʊ)

n., pl. -ba•os. (in the Philippines) the water buffalo. [1895–1900; < Philippine Sp < Bisayan karabáw]

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Noun

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carabao - water buffalo of the Philippines Asiatic buffalo, Bubalus bubalis, water buffalo, water ox - an Asian buffalo that is often domesticated for use as a draft animal

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carabao