Definition
A light, low carriage with two or four wheels, originally used in Central Europe.
Etymology
From Czech 'galáže' or related Slavic words referring to a small carriage. The term traveled westward through trade routes, adapting to different European languages as the vehicle became popular.
Kelly Says
This humble carriage name was used across Eastern Europe for centuries, and the word hopped languages just like traveling merchants hopped between towns—it's linguistic hitchhiking!
Translations
CACatalà
galera
gah-LEH-rah
CSČeština
galeje
gah-LEH-yeh
DEDeutsch
Galeere
gah-LEH-ruh
ELΕλληνικά
γαλέρα
gah-leh-rah
ESEspañol
galera
gah-LEH-rah
FRFrançais
galère
gah-LEH-r
HEעברית
גלריה
gal-lee-yah
HIहिन्दी
ग़लियत
gah-lee-yat
HUMagyar
galéria
gah-lee-ah
IDBahasa Indonesia
galley
gah-lee
ITItaliano
galea
gah-LEH-ah
MSBahasa Melayu
galley
gah-lee
NLNederlands
galjoen
gah-yo-en
PLPolski
galera
gah-LEH-rah
RORomână
galea
gah-LEH-ah
RUРусский
галера
gah-leh-rah
SWKiswahili
galley
gah-lee
TRTürkçe
galere
gah-leh-reh
UKУкраїнська
галера
gah-leh-rah
VITiếng Việt
tàu buồm
tau bom