martingana
/mɑːtɪŋˈɡɑːnə/(also martingane) Now historical
noun
A kind of boat formerly used in Sicily and parts of the eastern Mediterranean.
Origin
Early 19th century; earliest use found in Naval Documents of U.S. Wars with Barbary Powers. From Italian regional (Sicily) martingana, perhaps from Occitan martengala, martegala boat of the kind used at Martegues.