gyassa

noun

gy·​as·​sa

gīˈasə

plural -s

: a flat-bottomed lateen-rigged seagoing barge used in the local coasting trade of the Gulf of Suez, the Red sea, and the eastern Mediterranean especially for transporting cargoes of coal or rice

Word History

Etymology

Arabic qay(y)āsah

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