felucca
/fɪlˈʌkə/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.43 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A traditional wooden shallow-draught sailing boat used in the Mediterranean and along the Nile in Egypt, its rig consisting of one or two lateen sails.
Example Sentences
- ""We are very fortunate, Senhora," said Alvarez, as soon as they were in the street; "there is a felucca on the point of sailing to Naples—I have secured a passage, but we must not lose a minute.""
- "Shipping of every sort, from passenger liners to ferry steamers, tramps to tugs and trailing barges, feluccas to speedboats and yachts, from warships to caiques, chugs, hoots, glides or churns its way in all directions."
- ""The ghostly feluccas passing along the canal are crewed by ghouls with wrapped heads." Lawrence Durrell, Justine"
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: feluca, فَلُوكَة