galiongee

G2A1L1I1O1N1G2E1E1

noun

A Turkish sailor.

Scrabble 11

Meanings

noungaliongee (plural galiongees)

plural galiongees

  1. historicalA Turkish sailor.

Origin

  1. Ottoman Turkishقالیونجی“someone associated with galleon ships”
  2. Englishgaliongee

From Ottoman Turkish قالیونجی (“someone associated with galleon ships”) (modern Turkish kalyoncu).

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