Felucca definition

fə-lo͝okə, -lŭkə
A narrow, swift, lateen-rigged sailing vessel, such as that used on the Nile or in the Mediterranean Sea.
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A small, narrow ship propelled by oars or lateen sails and used esp. in the Mediterranean.
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A traditional wooden shallow draught sailing boat used in the Mediterranean and along the Nile in Egypt, its rig consisting of one or two lateen sails.
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Noun

Singular:
felucca
Plural:
feluccas

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, pull

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Italian feluca, from Arabic فلوكة (falūka).

    From Wiktionary

Felucca 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.

  • Ian, Isobel and I hire a felucca and go for a sail up the nile.

  • Those on the felucca are woken in the middle of the night by a strange warbling screeching sound echoing out of the swamp.

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