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achaba

achaba noun: a motorcycle taxi.

achaba: a motorcycle taxi
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Noun

achaba (plural achabas)

  1. (Nigeria) A motorcycle taxi.
    • I flagged down a passing achaba and rode into town, where my achaba man asked passers-by for directions to the conservation project.2012, Noo Saro-Wiwa, Looking for Transwonderland: Travels in Nigeria, page 163

Forms of achaba

pluralachabas

Origin of achaba

From Hausa acaba.

Questions about achaba

What does achaba mean?
Achaba means a motorcycle taxi.
What part of speech is achaba?
Achaba is a noun.
What is the plural of achaba?
The plural of achaba is achabas.

Words near achaba in the dictionary

  1. ach-y-fi
  2. acha
  3. achaar
  4. achaars
  5. Achab
  6. achaba
  7. achabas
  8. Achaea
  9. Achaean
  10. Achaeans
  11. Achaei

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