n.
Variant: or gal · i · ot
Pronunciation: ' ga-l ē - ə t
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English galiot, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin galeota, diminutive of galea galley, from Middle Greek
Date: 14th century
1 : a small swift galley formerly used in the Mediterranean
2 [Dutch galjoot, from Middle French galiot ] : a long narrow shallow-draft Dutch merchant sailing ship