sudd
[ suhd ]
/ sʌd /
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noun
(in the White Nile) floating vegetable matter that often obstructs navigation.
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Origin of sudd
1870–75; <Arabic: literally, obstruction
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sudd
/ (sʌd) /
noun
floating masses of reeds and weeds that occur on the White Nile and obstruct navigation
Word Origin for sudd
C19: from Arabic, literally: obstruction
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