coracle

English

Coracle

Etymology

Related to Welsh corwg, Irish curach, corrach (“boat”) and Cornish gorhel (“ship”), from Proto-Celtic *kurukos (“boat”).

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Noun

coracle (plural coracles)

(nautical) A 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.

Translations

small circular or oblong boat made of wickerwork

Arabic: قفة‎
French: coracle (fr) m
Kannada: ಹರಗೋಲು (kn) (haragōlu)
Malayalam: കുട്ടവള്ളം (kuṭṭavaḷḷaṃ)
Tamil: பரிசல் (ta) (parical)
Vietnamese: thuyền thúng (vi), thúng chai
Welsh: corwgl (cy)

Anagrams

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