trabacolo

noun

tra·​ba·​co·​lo

trəˈbäkəˌlō

variants or less commonly trabascolo

-bäsk-

or trabacola

-ələ

or trabacole

-ə(ˌ)lā

plural -s

: a small coasting vessel of Italy

Word History

Etymology

Italian trabacolo, trabaccolo

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