acada

See also: açada

English

Etymology

Clipping of academic.

Noun

acada (plural acadas)

1. (Nigeria, slang) A current or former university student.
   • 2009, Angelicus-M. B. Onasanya, The Urgency of Now!: Building a True Nigerian Nation, page 153:

     Saying these much in Nigeria's present political climate, and coming from someone who has been out of the country for a considerable length of time, provides an opportunity for cheap baseless attacks and accusations of an “acada' trying to compare Nigeria to more advanced countries.

Adjective

acada (not comparable)

1. (Nigeria, slang) Relating to a university or academic studies; educated.
   • 1987, Kowus Bisi-Williams, The Black Godfather, page 32:

     He had asked, 'So do the literate acada people also do that?'

Galician

Verb

acada

1. inflection of acadar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative