palanquin
Pronunciation
  • (British) IPA: /ˌpæləŋˈkiːn/
Noun

palanquin (plural palanquins)

  1. 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.
Translations
  • French: palanquin
  • German: Sänfte
  • Italian: portantina, palanchino
  • Portuguese: palanquim
  • Russian: паланки́н
  • Spanish: palanquín



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