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单词 felucca
释义

felucca

noun

fe·​luc·​ca fə-ˈlü-kə How to pronounce felucca (audio) -ˈlə-kə How to pronounce felucca (audio)
: a narrow fast lateen-rigged sailing vessel chiefly of the Mediterranean area

Illustration of felucca

Illustration of felucca

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Cairo residents might have coffee at a floating restaurant or board a felucca for an hourlong cruise; Nile water flows from their taps and grows their food. New York Times, 2 Jan. 2021 The felucca set sail without him but with his paintings still on board. Teju Cole, New York Times, 23 Sep. 2020 Spend time visiting a local Nubian village, and board a felucca—a traditional wooden sailboat of the Nile—for a romantic evening cruise. National Geographic, 12 June 2019 Late afternoon departure from your hotel to the west side of the Nile by felucca sailing boat. Jim Berkeley, Town & Country, 5 Oct. 2016 In Aswan, the group will visit the island temple of Philae and the Nubian Museum, drink afternoon tea at the Old Cataract Hotel and sail on a felucca. Rosemary Mcclure, latimes.com, 30 Jan. 2018

Word History

Etymology

Italian feluca

First Known Use

1615, in the meaning defined above

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