gaiassan.

/ɡʌɪˈasə/

Forms: Also 1800s caiash.

Etymology: < Arabic ḳayyāsa.

A high-stemmed vessel with lateen sails used on the Nile for carrying freight.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessels from specific country or region > [noun] > types of regional vessel > on the Nile

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nugger1869

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1818 H. Light Trav. Egypt ii. i. 123 I began to descend the Nile in a small caiash or barge.

1906 Westm. Gaz. 21 Mar. 3/2 One of the most heterodox of boats to European eyes is the ‘Gaiassa’ of the Nile.

1938 Times Lit. Suppl. 31 Dec. 829/1 The craft in question being, persumably, gaiassas.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	gaiassa
释义	gaiassan. /ɡʌɪˈasə/ Forms: Also 1800s caiash. Etymology: < Arabic ḳayyāsa. A high-stemmed vessel with lateen sails used on the Nile for carrying freight. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessels from specific country or region > [noun] > types of regional vessel > on the Nile cangia1715 nugger1869 gaiassa1906 1818 H. Light Trav. Egypt ii. i. 123 I began to descend the Nile in a small caiash or barge. 1906 Westm. Gaz. 21 Mar. 3/2 One of the most heterodox of boats to European eyes is the ‘Gaiassa’ of the Nile. 1938 Times Lit. Suppl. 31 Dec. 829/1 The craft in question being, persumably, gaiassas. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1818
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