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andor.

Synonym of dandy or hammock litter, a strong cloth suspended from a pole or set of poles used as an open sedan chair.

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Meaning & usage

noun
  1. Synonym of dandy or hammock litter, a strong cloth suspended from a pole or set of poles used as an open sedan chair.

    India · historical
  2. Synonym of palanquin, used variously for nearly any kind of Indian litter.

    India · archaic
  3. Synonym of litter, used in religious processions of saints' figurines.

    Portugal
Where this word comes from

From Portuguese andor, from Malayalam, from Sanskrit हिन्दोल (hindola, “swinging cradle, hammock litter, dooly”). Compare dooly from Sanskrit दुल् (dul) via Hindi.

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