coracle

English

Coracle

Etymology

Of Celtic origin; related to Welsh corwg, Irish curach (“boat”) and Cornish gorhel (“ship”), from Proto-Celtic *kurukos (“boat”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkɒɹəkəl/

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.

Derived terms

coracler

Translations

small circular or oblong boat made of wickerwork

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

See also

currach

Anagrams

Alcocer

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