nacodah

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noun

The captain of a boat or other vessel.

OriginMalay nakhoda ← Persian ناخدا →
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Meanings

nounnacodah (plural nacodahs)

plural nacodahs

  1. datedThe 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

Origin

  1. Persianناخدا
  2. Malaynakhoda
  3. Englishnacodah

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

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APA

nacodah. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nacodah

MLA

“nacodah.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nacodah. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nacodah,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nacodah.

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