sudd

[ suhd ]

noun
  1. (in the White Nile) floating vegetable matter that often obstructs navigation.

Origin of sudd

1
1870–75; <Arabic: literally, obstruction

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sudd

/ (sʌd) /


noun
  1. floating masses of reeds and weeds that occur on the White Nile and obstruct navigation

Origin of sudd

1
C19: from Arabic, literally: obstruction

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