The story
Uncertain.
First known use, by meaning
- from 17th c. A type of boat used on the Coromandel Coast of southeast India, typically for travelling between ships and shore. Also more fully masula boat.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
masula
Today it means: A type of boat used on the Coromandel Coast of southeast India, typically for travelling between ships and shore. Also more fully masula boat. Full definition →
First used 17th c.