pediwak

noun

ped·​i·​wak

ˈpedəˌwak

variants or less commonly paduakan

pəˈdwakən

plural -s

: a decked sailing boat of northern Sulawesi in the Malay Archipelago

Word History

Etymology

native name in Celebes

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