Etymology

felucca

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Today it means: 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. Full definition →

Italian feluca ← Arabic فَلُوكَة
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  1. Arabic · derived fromفَلُوكَة
  2. Italian · borrowed fromfeluca
  3. English todayfelucca

From Italian feluca, from Arabic فَلُوكَة (falūka).

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