فسكت

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian fischietto (“whistle”), a derivation from the verb fischiare (“to whistle”).

Noun

فسكت • (fisket) (definite accusative فسكتی (fisketi), plural فسكتلر (fisketler))

  1. (nautical) boatswain's pipe, a whistle used by boatswain's mates to pipe orders throughout a ship

Descendants

  • Turkish: fisket

Further reading

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