brigantine
Meaning
a two-masted vessel, square-rigged on the foremast, but fore-and-aft-rigged mainsail with a square-rig above it on the mainmast.
Synonyms
Translations
brigantino
brigantijn
brigantin
bergantim
Brigantine
bergantí
μπεργαντί
bergantín hermafrodita
gulet
المركّب الشّراعيّPronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbɹɪɡ.ənˌtin/
Etymology
Attested 1525, for a small rowing vessel, from earlier brigandyns, from Middle French brigandin, probably from Italian brigante (“skirmisher, pirate, brigand”), from Latin brigō (“to fight”).
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