galleon

Betekenis (Engels)

A large, three masted, square rigged sailing ship with at least two decks.

Sinonieme

argosy

schooner

Vertalings

galeón

galeone

galion

galeão

galjoen

kalyon

galió

Galeone

γαλιόνι

Galeão

γαλέρα

غليون

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈɡæ.li.ən/

Etimologie (Engels)

Verwante met Spaans: galeón

In summary

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, taking on different meanings depending on place and time.