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Dhow vs Dhoni - What's the difference?

dhow | dhoni |

As nouns the difference between dhow and dhoni

is that dhow is a coasting vessel of Arabia, East Africa, and the Indian Ocean. It has generally but one mast and a lateen sail while dhoni is a handcrafted sailboat with a motor or lateen sails, resembling a dhow, that is used in the Maldives.

dhow

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (nautical) A coasting vessel of Arabia, East Africa, and the Indian Ocean. It has generally but one mast and a lateen sail.

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    dhoni

    English

    Alternative forms

    * dhony * done * doney * doni

    Noun

    (en noun) (wikipedia dhoni)
  • A handcrafted sailboat with a motor or lateen sails, resembling a dhow, that is used in the Maldives.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2007, date=January 28, author=Elaine Glusac, title=It’s Night. Shall We Snorkel, Cycle or Hike?, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=Guests at the new Anantara Resort Maldives , opened in September on a five-acre island in the South Male Atoll, can shove off at sunset to fish from an indigenous dhoni sailboat, trailing local tackle — that is, a baited hook on a fishing line. }}