seacunny

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English[edit]

English Wikipedia has an article on:

Lascar

Alternative forms[edit]

seaconny, secunnie, secunni

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic سُكَّان (sukkān, “helm”), influenced by sea.

Noun[edit]

seacunny (plural seacunnies)

(historical or India) A lascar helmsman.

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