kabukabu

Yoruba

Etymology

Reduplication of kabú from English cab.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kā.bú.kā.bú/

Noun

kabúkabú

1. cab; taxi (in particular) a private car operating as an unlicensed taxi.

   Synonym: takisí

Descendants

• → Nigerian Pidgin: kabukabu
  • → English: kabukabu