English Explanatory Dictionary

pinisi

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A kind of rigging used by Indonesian sailing vessels, carrying seven to eight sails on two masts.
  2. A traditional Indonesian wooden ship.

Word forms

pinisi pinisis phinisi

Etymology

Borrowed from Makasar pinisiʼ, cognate with English pinnace.

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