catamaran
Meanings
noun
- A twin-hulled ship or boat.
- A quarrelsome woman; a scold.
- A raft of three pieces of wood lashed together, the middle piece being longer than the others, and serving as a keel on which the rower squats while paddling.
- An old kind of fireship.
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Etymology
From Tamil கட்டுமரம் (kaṭṭumaram), from கட்டு (kaṭṭu, “to tie”) + மரம் (maram, “tree, wood”).
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