See Also: galliot(dictionary)

galliot (iou)



galliot noun. Also galiot. ME.
[Old & mod. French galiote (in sense 2 through Dutch galjoot), from Italian galeotta (Spanish & Portuguese galeota) dim. of medieval Latin galea GALLEY: see -OT1.]
Hist. A small fast (esp. Spanish or Mediterranean) single-masted galley. ME.
A Dutch single-masted cargo boat or fishing boat. Also (more fully galliot yacht, galliot hoy) any of various small vessels resembling this boat. M17.