wherry

Significado (Inglés)

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.

Sinónimos

boat

⛵

Norfolk wherry

barge

scow

skiff

dinghy

dingey

Traducións

βάρκα

iole

xalana

πορθμείο

bachot

Schaluppe

Jolle

μαούνα

sloop

Slup

sloop [en]

canot

chaloupe

sloop

balandra

Pronúnciase como (IPA)

/ˈʍɛɹ.i/

Etimoloxía (Inglés)

Herdado de Middle English: whery

Relativo a francés: houari

Relativo a bretón: ouari

Relativo a galés: 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”).