# gallivat

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A small armed vessel, with sails and oars, used on the Malabar coast.

## Etymology
Probably from Portuguese galeota. Compare English galiot, galley.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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