a small, narrow ship propelled by oars or lateen sails and used esp. in the Mediterranean
Origin of felucca
from Spanish from Arabic fal?ka from uncertain or unknown; perhaps Classical Greek epholkion, small boat towed behind a shipfelucca
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felucca
noun
A narrow, swift, lateen-rigged sailing vessel of a type traditionally used on the Nile and in the Mediterranean Sea.
Origin of felucca
Italian feluca from Arabic falūka sloop from Greek epholkion small boat towed after a ship from ephelkein to tow ep-, epi- epi- helkein to drag, pullfelucca
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Noun
(plural feluccas)
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Sentence Examples
- The surname Miaoulis, which was added to his family name of Vokos, or Bokos, is said to be derived from the Turkish word miaoul, a felucca.