Etymology

baggala

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Today it means: A traditional two-masted sailing vessel, used in the Arabian Sea and Persian Gulf. Full definition →

First used 19th c.Arabic بَغْلَة
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  1. Arabic · borrowed fromبَغْلَة
  2. English todaybaggala

From Arabic بَغْلَة (baḡla, literally “she-mule”).

First known use, by meaning

  • from 19th c. A traditional two-masted sailing vessel, used in the Arabian Sea and Persian Gulf.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.