baggala
English
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editFrom Arabic بَغْلَة (baḡla, literally “she-mule”).
Noun
editbaggala (plural baggalas)
- A traditional two-masted sailing vessel, used in the Arabian Sea and Persian Gulf. [from 19th c.]
- 2020, Sujit Sivasundaram, Waves Across the South, William Collins, published 2021, page 124:
- A baghla was among the largest Arab ocean-going vessels and displayed some traces of European design.
Italian
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editBorrowed from Arabic بَغْلَة (baḡla, “she-mule”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editbaggala f (plural baggale)
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