mistic

noun

mis·​tic

ˈmistik

variants or less commonly mistico

-tə̇ˌkō

plural -s

: a small lateen-rigged sailing ship used in the Mediterranean

Word History

Etymology

Spanish místico, perhaps from Arabic musaṭṭaḥ, an armed ship

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