Caravel at Vizcaya Museum and Garden

Entrance Court

car⋅a⋅vel  /ˈkærəˌvɛl/ [kar-uh-vel]
–noun a small Spanish or Portuguese sailing vessel of the Middle Ages and later, usually lateen-rigged on two or three masts.


[French caravelle, from Old French, from Old Portuguese caravela, diminutive of cáravo, ship, from Late Latin cārabus, a small wicker boat, from Late Greek kārabos, light ship]

Dictionary.com Unabridged