kraak — meaning in English

English meaning

• Kraken noun A gigantic legendary sea monster, often pictured as an enormous octopus or squid capable of dragging ships underwater.
• octopus noun A soft-bodied sea creature with eight arms lined with suckers and no internal shell.

Senses

kraak is used for these senses in English:

• Kraken (Norse mythology) A colossal sea monster that attacks ships and sailors, often portrayed as a giant octopus or squid.
• carrack (historical) A large European sailing vessel of the 14th to 17th centuries similar to a caravel but square-rigged on the foremast and mainmast and lateen-rigged on the mizzenmast.
• octopus (countable, strictly) A mollusc from genus Octopus.
• sea monster (mythological creature) A large and aggressive creature of the sea that attacks ships.

octopus — full definition

1. noun A soft-bodied sea creature with eight arms lined with suckers and no internal shell.
2. noun The flesh of this creature eaten as food.

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