galé

galley (ship propelled primarily by oars)

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɡaˈlɛ/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese galee, a borrowing from Old French galee, from Byzantine Greek γάλεα (gálea), from γαλέη (galéē, “type of shellfish”), from Ancient Greek γαλεός (galeós, “shark”).

Concepts

galley

Synonyms

galera