Almadie

/ælˈmeɪdi/ noun

Definition

An alternate spelling of almadia, referring to a type of light sailing vessel used by West African traders.

Etymology

This is a variant spelling of 'almadia,' reflecting different transliterations of the West African source language into European orthography during the age of maritime exploration.

Kelly Says

Medieval spellings were wild—people spelled the same word multiple ways in the same document! This variant shows us that 'almadia' and 'almadie' were actually the same thing, just written differently by different scribes.

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