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- Italian · derived fromfregatone
- English todayfrigatoon
From Italian fregatone. Compare French frégaton and see frigate.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
frigatoon
Today it means: A Venetian vessel with a square stern, having only a mainmast, jigger mast, and bowsprit; also a sloop of war ship-rigged. Full definition →
Italian fregatone