coracle

Significado (Inglês)

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.

Conceitos

coracle

Sinônimos

wicker-boat

boat

⛵

cockboat

float

raft

curragh

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈkɒɹəkəl/

Etimologia (Inglês)

Cognato com galês: corwg

Cognato com irlandês: curach

Cognato com córnico: gorhel

In summary

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