cotiaEtymologyFrom Hindi [Term?] or Arabic كُوْتِيّة (kūtiyya), possibly linked to medieval Arabic قِطْعَة (qiṭʕa, “a kind of galley”), or from an Indian language.cotia means A fast-sailing vessel, with two masts and lateen sails, employed on the Malabar coast. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 82 out of 100.nounA fast-sailing vessel, with two masts and lateen sails, employed on the Malabar coast.