coracle

English

Coracle

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɒɹəkəl/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

coracle (plural coracles)

1. (nautical) 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.
   • 1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 110:

     The White Hart, overlooking the bridge, has a bar named after the coracles that may still be seen on this part of the Teifi.

Derived terms

• coracler

Translations

small circular or oblong boat made of wickerwork

• Arabic: قفة
• French: coracle (fr) m
• Kannada: ಹರಗೋಲು (kn) (haragōlu)
• Malayalam: കുട്ടവള്ളം (kuṭṭavaḷḷaṁ)
• Tamil: பரிசல் (ta) (parical), பஃறி (ta) (paḥṟi)
• Vietnamese: thuyền thúng (vi), thúng chai
• Welsh: corwgl (cy)

See also

• currach

Anagrams

• Alcocer