Etymology

bateau

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Today it means: A small, flat-bottomed type of boat. Full definition →

French bateau
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  1. French · borrowed frombateau
  2. French · borrowed frombateau
  3. English todaybateau

Borrowed from French bateau.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.