howadji
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Arabic خَوَاجَا (ḵawājā, “gentleman”), from Persian خواجه (xvâje, “gentleman”). The term came to be applied to merchants because they were formerly the chief travellers. Doublet of hodja.
Noun[edit]
howadji (plural howadjis)
- (archaic) A traveller or merchant from the Middle East
References[edit]
- “howadji”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.