howdah

noun /ˈhaʊdə/

1. A seat, usually with a canopy, carried on the back of an elephant or camel.

   They don't ask for palanquins and howdahs.

2. An ornate carriage which is positioned on the back of elephants or occasionally other animals, used most often in the past for rich people who travelled in India via elephant.

Where it comes from

From Hindi हौदा (haudā), from Arabic هَوْدَج (hawdaj, “litter carried by a camel”) (1774).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry howdah (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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