felucca

(fə luk′ə)

noun

a small, narrow ship propelled by oars or lateen sails and used esp. in the Mediterranean

Origin: < Sp < Ar falūka < ? Gr epholkion, small boat towed behind a ship

See felucca in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A narrow, swift, lateen-rigged sailing vessel, such as that used on the Nile or in the Mediterranean Sea.

Origin:

Origin: Italian feluca

Origin: , from Arabic falūka, sloop

Origin: , from Greek epholkion, small boat towed after a ship

Origin: , from ephelkein, to tow

Origin: : ep-, epi-, epi-

Origin: + helkein, to drag, pull

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