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dhow

/daʊ/

Sounds like dow · Rhymes with -aʊ

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From Arabic دَاو (dāw).

noun dhows

A traditional sailing vessel used along the coasts of Arabia, East Africa, and the Indian Ocean, generally having a single mast and a lateen sail. I suppose I must have slept for seven or eight hours, getting the first real rest that I had had since the night before the loss of the dhow, for when I woke the sun was high in the heavens.

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"dhow." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dhow. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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dhow. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dhow

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"dhow." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dhow.

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@misc{dhow_2026,
  title = {dhow},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dhow},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}