bahut
noun/bəˈhʊt/ · /bəˈhuːt/
Etymology Borrowed from French bahut, of unknown origin.
1
Obsolete A portable coffer or chest with a rounded lid covered in leather, garnished with nails, once used for the transport of clothes or other personal luggage. It was the original portmanteau.
2
Architecture Obsolete A dwarf-wall of plain masonry, carrying the roof of a cathedral or church and masked or hidden behind the balustrade.