carabao
- noun
- /ˈkærəˌbaʊ/
- Philippine
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carabao
- During the festival, people showcased their carabao in a parade, celebrating its importance in farming.
Examples
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"Can you hardly imagine this night?" Kastanas asked as two men finally dragged a dead carabao, a Filipino water buffalo, out into the opening where the men waited with ready weapons.
Fiction book (1990) -
In the rural areas of the Philippines, the carabao is an essential source of labor for many households.
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"That poor carabao surely needed backup support before he began his attack; mortar if not artillery.
Fiction book (1990) -
"It's been a long one," Ben agreed as he watched the men attack the carabao carcass and begin butchering it for use by the troops.
Fiction book (1990) -
Our aim is to make it back to the Pampanga River... where the carabao carts will be waiting to escort the prisoners.
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In carabao carts.
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The farmer used the carabao to plow the fields in preparation for planting.
Synonyms
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A large farm animal like a cow that works in wet, muddy fields
A large Asian animal like a buffalo used for pulling heavy loads
Compounds
- Slur
English spoken in the Philippines with a strong local accent and different grammar
Surface Forms
Etymology
Carabao comes from the Malay word kerbau and the Tagalog word kalabaw, both meaning 'water buffalo'. So a carabao is the Philippine water buffalo often used to pull heavy loads and work in rice fields.