different between galoot vs galiot

English

Etymology

From Quranic Arabic ??????? (j?l?t, pronounced gal?t in Egyptian Arabic), proper name equivalent to English Goliath, giant warrior of the ancient Philistine ethnicity; cf. connotations of derogatory uses of English Philistine. Doublet of goliath.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???lu?t/
• Rhymes: -u?t

Noun

galoot (plural galoots)

1. (derogatory) A clumsy or uncouth person.

   Synonyms: clodhopper, lout, lummox, oaf

Translations

English

Noun

galiot (plural galiots)

1. Alternative spelling of galliot
   • 1998, James Neal Primm, Lion of the Valley: St. Louis, Missouri, 1764-1980, page 67,

     By 1795 five large galleys, each with sails and thirty-two or thirty-four oars, one large and two small cannons, and eight swivel guns; four galiots, each with eight swivel guns; and a gunboat with one cannon were available for duty above New Orleans.

   • 2011, James R. Gibson, Feeding the Russian Fur Trade, page 103,

     Most of the state cargo vessels were outfitted as brigs (two-masted, square-rigged ships carrying 150 to 300 tons) and galiots (two-masted, oblique-rigged ships carrying up to 100 tons).

   • 2011, David S. T. Blackmore, Warfare on the Mediterranean in the Age of Sail: A History, 1571-1866, page 57,

     His opponent Ali Monizindade² emerged to meet the Christian fleet with about 240 galleys and 65 galiots. Most of the galleys and, of course, all the galiots were smaller and lighter than the Holy League ships.

Anagrams

• aligot, latigo

Catalan

Alternative forms

• galeot

Etymology

From galea or Italian galeotto.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /??.li??t/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /?a.li??t/

Noun

galiot m (plural galiots)

1. (historical) galley slave
2. (archaic) galliot

Further reading

• “galiot” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “galiot” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “galiot” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

French

Etymology

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Noun

galiot m (plural galiots)

1. pirate

Derived terms

• galiote