palanquin
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- (British) IPA: /ˌpæləŋˈkiːn/
palanquin (plural palanquins)
- A covered type of litter for a stretched-out passenger, carried on four poles on the shoulders of four or more bearers, as formerly used (also by colonials) in eastern Asia.
- French: palanquin
- German: Sänfte
- Italian: portantina, palanchino
- Portuguese: palanquim
- Russian: паланки́н
- Spanish: palanquín
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