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sampan

sam·pan [ sám pàn ] (plural sam·pans)


noun 
Definition:
 
small SE Asian boat: a small flat-bottomed boat skiff propelled by two oars or a single rear-mounted oar scull, used in East Asia

[Early 17th century. < Chinese (Cantonese) saam-paán "three-board (boat)"]
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