vaixell

Meaning

vessel, boat, ship

Concepts

ship

🚢

vessel

boat

⛵

yacht

craft

nave

warship

aisle

ship

🚢

barge

drogue

hoy

overalls

smock

Synonyms

barca

⛵

nau

🚢

embarcació

⛵

bastiment

barca de rems

barco

⛵

Translations

barco

⛵

bateau

Schiff

navio

🚢

nave

🚢

schip

🚢

πλοίο

navire

🚢

nave

🚢

barca

⛵

navis

🚢

barco

⛵

embarcación

boot

⛵

Pronounced as (IPA)

[bəˈʃeʎ]

Etymology

Cognate with Occitan: vaissèl

Cognate with French: vaisseau

In summary

Inherited from Old Catalan vaxell, from Late Latin vāscellum, diminutive of vās (“vessel”). Compare Occitan vaissèl, French vaisseau. It was an old-fashioned word until about 1990, when it was used to replace barco, which was felt to be too Castilian-sounding.

Sentences

És ben conegut per ser un bon lloc per ancorar un vaixell .

It is well known for being a good place to anchor a boat.

Les seves dimensions eren variades i no va ser un tipus de vaixell gaire freqüent .

Its dimensions were varied and it was not a very common type of boat.