coracle

Betekenis (Engels)

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.

Synoniemen

wicker-boat

boat

⛵

cockboat

float

raft

curragh

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈkɒɹəkəl/

Etymologie (Engels)

Verwant aan Welsh: corwg

Verwant aan Iers: curach

Verwant aan Cornish: gorhel

In summary

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