スループ

Etymology
First appears in texts from the mid-1800s.

Some sources derive this as borrowed from. Others derive this as borrowed from either or.

A derivation from either or  is possible. However, considering Japan's policy of, the history of , relatively limited contact with the English-speaking world prior to , and the appearance of this term in 1849, may be the more likely source. Consider also that the word itself is a borrowing from the.

Noun

 * 1) a sloop single-masted sailboat with a fore-and-aft rig