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noun
A seat, usually with a canopy, carried on the back of an elephant or camel.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a (usually canopied) seat for riding on the back of a camel or elephant
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: houdah
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: seat
History
From Hindi हौदा (haudā), from Arabic هَوْدَج (hawdaj, “litter carried by a camel”) (1774).
Across languages
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