chalana

From French chaland.

• IPA^(key): [t͡ʃaˈlanɐ]

chalana f (plural chalanas)

1. (nautical) skiff

   Synonym: esquife

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “chalana”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “chalana”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “chalana”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Borrowed from Spanish chalana.

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃nɐ, -ɐnɐ
• Hyphenation: cha‧la‧na

chalana f (plural chalanas)

1. (Brazil, nautical) fragile, flat-bottomed vessel used to transport people and goods along small rivers

• “chalana”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “chalana”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Borrowed from French chaland.

chalana f (plural chalanas)

1. (nautical) wherry (type of ship)

   Synonym: chata

• → Catalan: xalana
• → Portuguese: chalana

• “chalana”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
• “chalana”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010