wherry

Significat (Anglès)

Noun

1. (countable) A light ship used to navigate inland waterways.
2. (countable, historical) A flat-bottomed vessel once employed by British merchants, notably in East Anglia, sometimes converted into pleasure boats.
3. (countable, uncountable) A liquor made from the pulp of crab apples after the verjuice is extracted.

Verb

To travel or transport in a wherry.

Conceptes

xalana

balandra

sloop [en]

sloop

Sinònims

boat

⛵

Norfolk wherry

barge

scow

skiff

dinghy

dingey

Traduccions

πορθμείο

iole

βάρκα

Slup

μαούνα

bachot

canot

chaloupe

sloop

chiatta

burchiello

yole

sloop

batello

sloep

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈʍɛɹ.i/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: whery

Cognat amb francès: houari

Cognat amb bretó: ouari

Cognat amb gal·lès: chweri

In summary

From Middle English whery (“small boat”), of obscure origin but cognate to French houari and Breton ouari, as well as Welsh chweri (“small boat”).