wherry

Senso (Inglese)

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.

Concetti

iole

chiatta

burchiello

yole

sloop

batello

sinonimi

boat

⛵

Norfolk wherry

barge

scow

skiff

dinghy

dingey

Traduzioni

πορθμείο

βάρκα

xalana

sloop

Jolle

Schaluppe

Slup

μαούνα

bachot

canot

chaloupe

sloop

sloep

veerboot

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈʍɛɹ.i/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: whery

Affine francese: houari

Affine bretone: ouari

Affine gallese: 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”).