galliot

noun gal·li·ot \ ˈga-lē-ət \

variants: or galiot

Definition of galliot

1 : a small swift galley formerly used in the Mediterranean

[borrowed from Dutch galjoot, going back to Middle Dutch galiote, gaillioot, borrowed from Middle French galiote, feminine derivative of galiot]

: a long narrow shallow-draft Dutch merchant sailing ship

Origin and Etymology of galliot

Middle English galiot "small galley," borrowed from Anglo-French, from galie, galee galley + -ot, diminutive suffix (probably on the model of Italian galeotta)

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First Known Use: 14th century

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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