How to pronounce howdah
American English pronunciation
HOW-duh
- IPA
- /ˈhaʊdə/
- Syllables
- HOW · duh (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What howdah means
A covered seat on the back of an elephant
In a sentence: The prince waved to the crowd from his howdah high on the elephant's back.
Where it comes from: It came through Hindi from an Arabic word for a seat carried on a camel. English had it by 1774.
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