houdah

• Asiento, a menudo con dosel o toldo, que se coloca sobre el lomo de un elefante o un camello para montar en él. También puede referirse a una litera o palanquín similar.

A noun referring to a seat, often canopied, used for riding on the back of a camel or elephant.

1. Seat on elephant or camelC1formal

   A usually canopied seat or platform for riding on the back of a camel or elephant.

   Howdah o plataforma para montar elefante o camello

   • The maharaja rode in a golden houdah on the festival elephant.
   • The sailors loaded the howdah onto the camel for the desert journey.
   • She climbed the ladder into the houdah and settled under the canopy.
   • From the houdah, she watched the jungle glide past below.