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fe⋅luc⋅ca
[fuh-luhk-uh, -loo-kuh] 
–noun
| 1. | a sailing vessel, lateen-rigged on two masts, used in the Mediterranean Sea and along the Spanish and Portuguese coasts. |
| 2. | a small fishing boat formerly used in the San Francisco Bay area. |
Origin:
1620–30; earlier falluca < Sp faluca, earlier var. of falúa, perh. < Catalan faluga < Ar falūwah small cargo ship
1620–30; earlier falluca < Sp faluca, earlier var. of falúa, perh. < Catalan faluga < Ar falūwah small cargo ship
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| fe·luc·ca (fə-lōō'kə, -lŭk'ə) n. A narrow, swift, lateen-rigged sailing vessel, such as that used on the Nile or in the Mediterranean Sea. [Italian feluca, from Arabic falūka, sloop, from Greek epholkion, small boat towed after a ship, from ephelkein, to tow : ep-, epi-, epi- + helkein, to drag, pull.] |
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Felucca
Fe*luc"ca\, n. [It. feluca (cf. Sp. faluca, Pg. falua), fr. Ar. fulk ship, or harr[=a]qah a sort of ship.] (Naut.) A small, swift-sailing vessel, propelled by oars and lateen sails, -- once common in the Mediterranean. Note: Sometimes it is constructed so that the helm may be used at either end.
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