Almadia
Almadia ({not transcribed}) , noun
[French almadie (compare Sp. & Portuguese almadia), from Arabic alma'dīyah a raft, float.]
(a)
(Nautical) A bark canoe used by the Africans.
(b)
(Nautical) A boat used at Calicut, in India, about eighty feet long, and six or seven broad.
Also: Almadie