Meanings
nouncoracle (plural coracles)
plural coracles
- nauticalA small circular or oblong boat made of wickerwork and made watertight with hides or pitch, propelled and steered with a single paddle and light enough to be carried on a person's back.
The White Hart, overlooking the bridge, has a bar named after the coracles that may still be seen on this part of the Teifi.
1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 110
Origin
- Proto-Celtic*kurukos“boat”
- Celtic
- Englishcoracle
Of Celtic origin; related to Welsh corwg, Irish curach (“boat”) and Cornish gorhel (“ship”), from Proto-Celtic *kurukos (“boat”).
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Arabic قفة
- قفة (quffa)small circular or oblong boat made of wickerwork
French coracle
- coraclesmall circular or oblong boat made of wickerwork
Irish curach, naomhóg
- curachsmall circular or oblong boat made of wickerwork
- naomhógsmall circular or oblong boat made of wickerwork
Tamil பரிசல், பஃறி
- பரிசல் (parical)small circular or oblong boat made of wickerwork
- பஃறி (paḥṟi)small circular or oblong boat made of wickerwork
Vietnamese thuyền thúng, thúng chai
- thuyền thúngsmall circular or oblong boat made of wickerwork
- thúng chaismall circular or oblong boat made of wickerwork
Welsh corwgl
- corwglsmall circular or oblong boat made of wickerwork
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APA
coracle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coracle
MLA
“coracle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coracle. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coracle,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coracle.
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