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shifta

shifta noun: outlaw, bandit.

Noun

shifta (plural shiftas)

  1. (Africa) outlaw, bandit

Forms of shifta

pluralshiftas

Origin of shifta

Borrowed from Swahili shifta, from Amharic ሽፍታ (šəfta).

Questions about shifta

What does shifta mean?
Shifta means outlaw, bandit.
What part of speech is shifta?
Shifta is a noun.
What is the plural of shifta?
The plural of shifta is shiftas.

Words near shifta in the dictionary

  1. shift the dial
  2. shift the goalposts
  3. shift work
  4. shift worker
  5. shift workers
  6. shifta
  7. shiftability
  8. shiftable
  9. shiftage
  10. shiftas
  11. shifted

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