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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesvascello
Pronunciation / Transliteration: vaˈʃɛllo
"Il vascello ha attraversato il mare."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A hollow container, especially one used to hold liquid.
"She poured the water into the glass vessel." - 2
A ship or large boat.
"The vessel sailed across the ocean under a clear blue sky."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'vessel' originates from the Old French 'vessel', which in turn comes from the Latin 'vascellum', a diminutive of 'vas', meaning 'container'. The term has evolved over centuries to encompass various meanings related to containers and ships.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Vessel" is said worldwide
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vaisseau
Transliteration: vɛs.o
"Le vaisseau a navigué sur l'océan."
Gefäß
Transliteration: ɡəˈfɛːs
"Das Gefäß war aus Glas."
vascello
Transliteration: vaˈʃɛllo
"Il vascello ha attraversato il mare."
buque
Transliteration: ˈbuke
"El buque llegó al puerto."
embarcação
Transliteration: ẽbaʁkaˈsɐ̃w
"A embarcação navegou pelo rio."
जहाज
Transliteration: jahāz
"जहाज समुद्र में तैर रहा है।"
船只
Transliteration: chuánzhī
"船只在海上航行。"
선박
Transliteration: seonbak
"선박이 항구에 도착했습니다."
船
Transliteration: fune
"船が港に到着しました。"
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