FELUCCA


Meaning of FELUCCA in English

/feuh luk"euh, -looh"keuh/ , n.

1. a sailing vessel, lateen-rigged on two masts, used in the Mediterranean Sea and along the Spanish and Portuguese coasts.

2. a small fishing boat formerly used in the San Francisco Bay area.

[1620-30; earlier falluca faluca, earlier var. of FAL A, perh.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .