Batteaux

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According to Websters:

ba·teau Variant(s): also bat·teau \ba-?to-\
Function: /noun/
Inflected Form(s): /plural/ ba·teaux /also/ bat·teaux
Etymology:
Canadian French, from French, from Old French /batel,/ from Old English 
/ba-t/ boat — more at http://mw1.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boat
Date:1711
*:* any of various small craft ; /especially/ *:* a flat-bottomed boat 
with raked bow and stern and flaring sides