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‖ jangada|dʒæŋˈgɑːdə| Also 6 gyn-, gingatho, 7 gingatha, -ada, -ado, (jergado), 8 jungodo, jungada, janjade. [Pg. jangada (1504 in Correa), ad. Malayālam changāḍam, in Tuḷu jangāla raft, junction of two boats, ferry-boat, ad. Skr. saṃghāṭa, ‘fitting and joining together (of timber), joinery’. Taken by the Portuguese from East Indies to South America, where it is now chiefly used.] A float or raft consisting of four or five logs fastened together, and furnished with a seat and lateen sail, so as to form a rude fishing-boat: used in the northern parts of Brazil and Peru. b. orig. A raft, used in the East Indies, often formed of two or more boats fastened together; a jangar.
1598Philips tr. Linschoten's Voy. 1472 Some tooke bords, deals, and other peeces of wood, and bound them together (which y⊇ Portingals cal Iangadas)..all hoping to saue their liues. 1600Hakluyt Voy. III. 776 There came aboord vs two Indians vpon a Gyngatho. 1625Purchas Pilgrims I. v. 631 Their Boat being split in pieces, made a Gingada of Timber. 1760–72tr. Juan & Ulloa's Voy. (ed. 3) I. 181 These Balzas, called by the Indians, Jungadas [note, They are the same that are called Catamorans in the East Indies]. 1846G. Gardner Brazil 79. 1893 Daily News 27 May 5/3 To create a fresh sensation by importing a ‘Jangada’ from Pernambuco for use on our own river. |