cotia

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noun

A fast-sailing vessel, with two masts and lateen sails, employed on the Malabar coast.

OriginHindi [Term?] ← Arabic كُوتِيّة →
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Meanings

nouncotia (plural cotias)

plural cotias

  1. IndiahistoricalA fast-sailing vessel, with two masts and lateen sails, employed on the Malabar coast.

Origin

  1. Arabicكُوتِيّة
  2. Hindi[Term?]
  3. Englishcotia

From Hindi [Term?] or Arabic كُوتِيّة (kūtiyya), possibly linked to medieval Arabic قِطْعَة (qiṭʕa, “a kind of galley”), or from an Indian language.

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Anagrams

actiocoatiTicaoCaitoAtioccatioCotai
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APA

cotia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cotia

MLA

“cotia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cotia. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cotia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cotia.

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