felucca
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felucca
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From Italian feluca, from Arabic فَلُوكَة (falūka).
noun feluccas
- A traditional wooden shallow-draught sailing boat used in the Mediterranean and along the Nile in Egypt, its rig consisting of one or two lateen sails. "We are very fortunate, Senhora," said Alvarez, as soon as they were in the street; "there is a felucca on the point of sailing to Naples—I have secured a passage, but we must not lose a minute."
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Talk about this word "felucca." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/felucca. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. felucca. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/felucca "felucca." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/felucca.
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@misc{felucca_2026,
title = {felucca},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/felucca},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
