palanchine

English

Etymology

From Italian palanchino, q.v.

Noun

palanchine (plural palanchines)

1. Obsolete form of palanquin.
   • 1588, Thomas Hickok translating Cesare Federici as The Voyage and Trauaile of M. Caesar Frederick, Merchant of Venice into the East India, the Indies, and beyond the Indies..., p. 10:

     At the end of two moneths I determined to go for Goa in the companye of two other Portingale Merchants, which were making readye to depart, with two Palanchines or little Litters, which are very commodious for the waye, with eight Falchines which are men hired, to carrie the palanchines, eight for a palanchine, foure at a time...

Romanian

Noun

palanchine

1. plural of palanchin