gamela

Galician

Gamela da Guarda

Gamela (left) and dorna (right)

Etymology

From Latin camella (“drinking vessel”). Cognate with Spanish gamella.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡaˈmɛla̝/

Noun

gamela f (plural gamelas)

trough
traditional keel-less flat-bottomed boat, usually of small dimensions and square bow and stern; smaller ones are used as skiffs
Synonym: chalana

See also

gamela on the Galician Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^gl

References

“gamela” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
“gamela” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
“gamela” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Malagasy

Etymology

From French gamelle.

Noun

gamela

pail, bucket

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