Al`ma·di'aAl'ma*die noun [ French almadie (cf. Spanish & Portuguese almadia ), from Arabic alma'dīyah a raft, float.] (Nautical) (a) A bark canoe used by the Africans. (b) A boat used at Calicut, in India, about eighty feet lo... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/A/60