zabra

noun

za·​bra

ˈzäbrə,

ˈsä-

plural -s

: a sailing vessel resembling a small frigate and used chiefly by the Spanish in the 16th and 17th centuries

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, from Catalan atzaura, from Arabic zawraq small boat

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