almadie

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From French almadie (compare Spanish & Portuguese almadia), from Arabic مَعْدِيَة (maʕdiya, “ferry”).

Noun

almadie (plural almadies) (historical)

  1. A canoe made from tree bark, formerly used in Africa.
  2. A boat formerly used by traders off the coast of India, about eighty feet long and six or seven feet wide.

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