howdah

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A seat, usually with a canopy, carried on the back of an elephant or camel.
    — They don't ask for palanquins and howdahs.
  2. 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.

词形变化

howdahs plural houdah alternative howda alternative howder alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
howdahless

词源

From Hindi हौदा (haudā), from Arabic هَوْدَج (hawdaj, “litter carried by a camel”) (1774).
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