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twakow

twakow noun: a kind of single-masted traditional boat with a junk rig, formerly used on the Singapore River along with the tongkang.

Noun

twakow (plural twakows)

  1. (historical) A kind of single-masted traditional boat with a junk rig, formerly used on the Singapore River along with the tongkang.

Forms of twakow

pluraltwakows

Origin of twakow

From Hokkien 大䑩 (tōa-ko͘).

Questions about twakow

What does twakow mean?
Twakow means a kind of single-masted traditional boat with a junk rig, formerly used on the Singapore River along with the tongkang.
What part of speech is twakow?
Twakow is a noun.
What is the plural of twakow?
The plural of twakow is twakows.

Words near twakow in the dictionary

  1. twait shad
  2. twaite
  3. twaite shad
  4. twaite shads
  5. twaites
  6. twakow
  7. twakows
  8. twalpennies
  9. twalpenny
  10. Twana
  11. twane

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