lancaran

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noun

A kind of sailing ship used in Maritime Southeast Asia, propelled by oars and sails with two quarter rudders, one on either side of the stern.

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Meanings

nounlancaran (plural lancarans)

plural lancarans · alternative lanchara

  1. historicalA kind of sailing ship used in Maritime Southeast Asia, propelled by oars and sails with two quarter rudders, one on either side of the stern.
  2. entertainmentIn gamelan music, a cycle of 16 beats in the sequence TWTN TPTN TPTN TPTG, where T indicates the strike of the ketuk, P the kempul, N the kenong, G the simultaneous gong and kenong, and W the wela, the pause where the kempul is omitted.
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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