coracle

Bedeutung (Englisch)

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.

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)
/ˈkɒɹəkəl/
Etymologie (Englisch)

In summary

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

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