gamela

Galician

Gamela da Guarda

Gamela (left) and dorna (right)

Etymology

From Latin camella (“drinking vessel”). Cognate with Spanish gamella.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaˈmɛla̝/

Noun

gamela f (plural gamelas)

1. trough
2. traditional keel-less flat-bottomed boat, usually of small dimensions and square bow and stern; smaller ones are used as skiffs

   Synonym: chalana

See also

• gamela on the Galician Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^gl

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “gamela”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “gamela”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “gamela”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Malagasy

Etymology

From French gamelle.

Noun

gamela

1. pail, bucket