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howdah
- /ˈhaʊdə/
Rhymes with -aʊdə
Where it comes from
From Hindi हौदा (haudā), from Arabic هَوْدَج (hawdaj, “litter carried by a camel”) (1774).
noun howdahs · houdah · howda · howder
- A seat, usually with a canopy, carried on the back of an elephant or camel. They don't ask for palanquins and howdahs.
- An ornate carriage which is positioned on the back of elephants or occasionally other animals, used most often in the past for rich people who travelled in India via elephant.
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Talk about this word "howdah." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/howdah. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. howdah. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/howdah "howdah." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/howdah.Cite this
@misc{howdah_2026,
title = {howdah},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/howdah},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
