nau
Portuguese
/ˈnaw/
noun
Definitions
- A three or four-masted sailing ship used all along the 15th century and early 16th
- vessel
- carrack
Etymology
Borrowed from Catalan, Valencian nau derived from Latin nāvis (ship).
Origin
Latin
nāvis
Gloss
ship
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Classifier