almadie

English

Alternative forms

• almadia

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.

References

• “almadie”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.