Etymology

naveta

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Today it means: A kind of megalithic chamber tomb, unique to the Balearic island of Minorca, with two vertical and two corbelled walls giving it the form of an upturned boat. Full definition →

Catalan naveta
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  1. Catalan · borrowed fromnaveta
  2. English todaynaveta

Borrowed from Catalan naveta, diminutive of nau (“ship”).

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