Almadia
Pronunciation : Al`ma*di"a
Part of Speech : Al"ma*die
Etymology : [F. almadie (cf. Sp. & Pg. almadia), fr. Ar. alma'diyah a raft, float.] (Naut.) (a) A bark canoe used by the Africans. (b) A boat used at Calicut, in India, about eighty feet long, and six or seven broad.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913