houdah

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Definition of houdah in English English dictionary

A seat, usually with a canopy, carried on the back of an elephant or camel

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

Lord and Lady Lytton rode in a silven houdah .

Hyphenation

hou·dah

Etymology

() Hindi (hauda), from Arabic هودج hawdaj, ‘litter carried by a camel’. (1774)