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howadji.

A traveller or merchant from the Middle East

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A traveller or merchant from the Middle East

    archaic
Where this word comes from

From Arabic خَوَاجَا (ḵawājā, “gentleman”), from Classical Persian خواجه (xwāja, “gentleman”). The term came to be applied to merchants because they were formerly the chief travellers. Doublet of hodja.

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