Meanings
nounbaggala (plural baggalas)
plural baggalas · alternative baghla · alternative baghlah · alternative baglo · alternative buggalow
- A traditional two-masted sailing vessel, used in the Arabian Sea and Persian Gulf.First known use 19th c.
A baghla was among the largest Arab ocean-going vessels and displayed some traces of European design.
2020, Sujit Sivasundaram, Waves Across the South, William Collins, published 2021, page 124
Origin
- Arabicبَغْلَة
- Englishbaggala
From Arabic بَغْلَة (baḡla, literally “she-mule”).
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