galiongee

noun

gal·​ion·​gee

ˈgalyənˌjē,

-lēə-

plural -s

: a Turkish sailor

Word History

Etymology

Turkish kalyonçi man-of-war's man, from kalyon man-of-war, galleon, from Italian galeone, from Old Spanish galeón

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