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galleon

/ˈɡæliən/GA-lee-uhn
/ˈɡæliən/GA-lee-uhn

Meaninglarge ship

Common meaning: large sailing ship used from the sixteenth century

Journey through time

  1. Spanishgaleón‘large ship’source
  2. Late Latinmeaning shiftslarge ship → galleygalea‘galley’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsgalley → large sailing ship used from the sixteenth centurygalleon‘large sailing ship used from the sixteenth century’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Spanish galeón ‘large ship’.

Roots

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