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baggala

baggala noun: a traditional two-masted sailing vessel, used in the Arabian Sea and Persian Gulf.

Noun

baggala (plural baggalas)

  1. A traditional two-masted sailing vessel, used in the Arabian Sea and Persian Gulf.
    • A baghla was among the largest Arab ocean-going vessels and displayed some traces of European design.2020, Sujit Sivasundaram, Waves Across the South, William Collins, published 2021, page 124

Forms of baggala

pluralbaggalas
alternative formbaghla
alternative formbaghlah
alternative formbaglo
alternative formbuggalow

Origin of baggala

From Arabic بَغْلَة (baḡla, literally “she-mule”).

Questions about baggala

What does baggala mean?
Baggala means a traditional two-masted sailing vessel, used in the Arabian Sea and Persian Gulf.
What part of speech is baggala?
Baggala is a noun.
What is the plural of baggala?
The plural of baggala is baggalas.

Words near baggala in the dictionary

  1. baggagemasters
  2. baggagemen
  3. baggager
  4. baggagers
  5. baggages
  6. baggala
  7. baggalas
  8. bagganet
  9. bagganets
  10. Baggao
  11. Baggara

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