coracle

Significat (Anglès)

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.

Sinònims

wicker-boat

boat

⛵

cockboat

float

raft

curragh

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈkɒɹəkəl/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Cognat amb gal·lès: corwg

Cognat amb irlandès: curach

Cognat amb còrnic: gorhel

In summary

Of Celtic origin; related to Welsh corwg, Irish curach (“boat”) and Cornish gorhel (“ship”), from Proto-Celtic *kurukos (“boat”).