galleon
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English
Etymology
From Middle French galion or Spanish galeón. Originally an augmentative form of a Romance language cognate of galley, the word spread around the Mediterranean from the 12th century,[1] taking on different meanings depending on place and time.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɡæ.li.ən/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɡæ.li.ən/, /ˈɡæl.jən/
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -æliən, (General American) -æljən
Noun
galleon (plural galleons)
- A large, three masted, square rigged sailing ship with at least two decks.
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Translations
large sailing ship
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References
- ^ Kahane, Henry R., Kahane, Renée, Tietze, Andreas (1958) The Lingua Franca in the Levant: Turkish Nautical Terms of Italian and Greek Origin, Urbana: University of Illinois, § 318
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