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nacodah

nacodah noun: the captain of a boat or other vessel.

Noun

nacodah (plural nacodahs)

  1. (dated) The captain of a boat or other vessel.
    • The proas are owned by Malays, each one commanded by a head man or nacodah.1887, Harriet W. Daly, Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia, page 244

Forms of nacodah

pluralnacodahs

Origin of nacodah

Borrowed from Malay nakhoda, from Persian ناخدا (nâxodâ).

Questions about nacodah

What does nacodah mean?
Nacodah means the captain of a boat or other vessel.
What part of speech is nacodah?
Nacodah is a noun.
What is the plural of nacodah?
The plural of nacodah is nacodahs.

Words near nacodah in the dictionary

  1. nackin
  2. nacking
  3. nacks
  4. NaCl
  5. nacoda
  6. nacodah
  7. nacodahs
  8. nacodas
  9. NACODS
  10. Nacogdoches
  11. Nacogdoches County

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