caramoussal

noun

car·​a·​mous·​sal

¦karəmə¦sal

plural -s

: a high-pooped Turkish or Moorish merchant ship especially of the 17th century

Word History

Etymology

Turkish karamürsel, karamusal, perhaps from kara black + mürsel envoy, apostle

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