sudd

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A floating mass of plant matter, such as reeds, which obstructs the passage of boats.
name
  1. A swamp in South Sudan, drained by the White Nile.

Word forms

sudd sudds

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سُدّ (sudd, “dam, barrier”).

Related words

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