howdah.
A seat, usually with a canopy, carried on the back of an elephant or camel.
Meaning & usage
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.
Where this word comes from
From Hindi हौदा (haudā), from Arabic هَوْدَج (hawdaj, “litter carried by a camel”) (1774).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.