achaba

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noun

A motorcycle taxi.

Scrabble 13

Meanings

nounachaba (plural achabas)

plural achabas

  1. NigeriaA 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

Origin

  1. Hausaacaba
  2. Englishachaba

From Hausa acaba.

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APA

achaba. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/achaba

MLA

“achaba.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/achaba. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “achaba,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/achaba.

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