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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

sudd n.

(in the White Nile) floating vegetable matter that often obstructs navigation.

Arabic: literally, obstruction
1870–75

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

sudd / sʌd/

floating masses of reeds and weeds that occur on the White Nile and obstruct navigation

Etymology: 19th Century: from Arabic, literally: obstruction

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