/ ˈdɪŋi; NAmE ; ˈdɪŋgi/ noun ( pl. -ies )
1.
a small open boat that you sail or row :
a sailing dinghy
—compare yacht
2.
= rubber dinghy
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WORD ORIGIN
early 19th cent. (denoting a rowing boat used on rivers in India): from Hindi ḍiṅgī . The -gh in English serves to indicate the hard g .