boda-boda
boda-boda noun: a bicycle or motorcycle used as a taxi.
Noun
boda-boda (plural boda-bodas)
- A bicycle or motorcycle used as a taxi.
- The discussion opened our eyes to what has subsequently become perhaps the most important element of the work, that boda boda drivers are a completely alienated group within Kampala.2017, Tanu Priya Uteng, Karen Lucas, Urban Mobilities in the Global South, Routledge, →ISBN
- Meanwhile, all but one of the boda-boda drivers interviewed owned a mobile phone and reported that up to twenty clients had their number stored.2018, Mei-Po Kwan, Tim Schwanen, Geographies of Mobility: Recent Advances in Theory and Method, Routledge, →ISBN
Forms of boda-boda
| plural | boda-bodas |
|---|---|
| alternative form | bodaboda |
| alternative form | boda boda |
Origin of boda-boda
Borrowed from Swahili bodaboda, from English border.
Questions about boda-boda
- What does boda-boda mean?
- Boda-boda means a bicycle or motorcycle used as a taxi.
- What part of speech is boda-boda?
- Boda-boda is a noun.
- What is the plural of boda-boda?
- The plural of boda-boda is boda-bodas.
Words near boda-boda in the dictionary
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