"coracle" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkɒɹəkəl/ Forms: coracles [plural]
Etymology: Of Celtic origin; related to Welsh corwg, Irish curach (“boat”) and Cornish gorhel (“ship”), from Proto-Celtic *kurukos (“boat”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|cel}} Celtic, {{cog|cy|corwg}} Welsh corwg, {{cog|ga|curach||t=boat}} Irish curach (“boat”), {{cog|kw|gorhel|t=ship}} Cornish gorhel (“ship”), {{der|en|cel-pro|*kurukos|t=boat}} Proto-Celtic *kurukos (“boat”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} coracle (plural coracles)
  1. (nautical) A small circular or oblong boat made of wickerwork and made watertight with hides or pitch, propelled and steered with a single paddle and light enough to be carried on a person's back. Wikipedia link: coracle Categories (topical): Nautical, Watercraft Derived forms: coracler Related terms: currach Translations (small circular or oblong boat made of wickerwork): قفة (Arabic), coracle [masculine] (French), ಹರಗೋಲು (haragōlu) (Kannada), കുട്ടവള്ളം (kuṭṭavaḷḷaṁ) (Malayalam), பரிசல் (parical) (Tamil), பஃறி (paḥṟi) (Tamil), thuyền thúng (Vietnamese), thúng chai (Vietnamese), corwgl (Welsh)

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