felucca

English - Turkish

Definition of felucca in English Turkish dictionary

Akdeniz'e mahsus yelkenli kayık

English - English

Definition of felucca in English English dictionary

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

{n} small vessel with lateen fails and oars

A small, swift-sailing vessel, propelled by oars and lateen sails, once common in the Mediterranean

a fast narrow sailing ship of the Mediterranean

{i} small narrow boat with one or two sails used on the Mediterranean sea and the Nile river

Related Terms

feluccas

plural of felucca

Hyphenation

fe·luc·ca

Turkish pronunciation

fîlʌkı

Pronunciation

/fəˈləkə/ /fɪˈlʌkə/

Etymology

[ f&-'lü-k&, -'l&am ] (noun.) 1615. From Italian feluca, from Arabic فلوكة (falūka).