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brigantine

/ˈbɹɪɡ.ənˌtin/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.18 in modern English

Syllables
brig-an-tine
IPA
/ˈbɹɪɡ.ənˌtin/
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a two-masted vessel, square-rigged on the foremast, but fore-and-aft-rigged mainsail with a square-rig above it on the mainmast.

noun

Alternative form of brigandine.

name

A city on a barrier island in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States.

Example Sentences

  • "The Galles and thoſe pilling Briggandines, That yeerely ſaile to the Uenetian goulfe, And houer in the ſtraightes for Chriſtians wracke, Shall lie at anchor in the Iſle Aſant."

Etymology

Attested 1525, for a small rowing vessel, from earlier brigandyns, from Middle French brigandin, probably from Italian brigante (“skirmisher, pirate, brigand”), from Latin brigō (“to fight”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: brigandin, brigante, brigō

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈbɹɪɡ.ənˌtin/

Inflected Forms

brigantines (plural)

Synonyms

hermaphrodite brig

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce brigantine?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɹɪɡ.ənˌtin/.
What does brigantine mean?
a two-masted vessel, square-rigged on the foremast, but fore-and-aft-rigged mainsail with a square-rig above it on the mainmast.
Where does brigantine come from?
It is traced to Middle French.

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