coracle

Signification (Anglais)

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.

Concepts

coracle

Synonymes

wicker-boat

boat

⛵

cockboat

float

raft

curragh

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈkɒɹəkəl/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Appartenant à gallois: corwg

Appartenant à irlandais: curach

Appartenant à cornique: gorhel

In summary

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