okada
See also: Okada
English
editEtymology
edit1990s, from the now defunct Nigerian airline, Okada Air, nicknamed so because they could manoeuvre through the heavy traffic of Lagos and take passengers to their destinations in a timely manner, in the same way as the airline. Originates from the Ẹ̀dó town of Okada.
Noun
editokada (plural okadas)
- (Nigeria) A motorcycle taxi.
- 2012, Noo Saro-Wiwa, Looking for Transwonderland: Travels in Nigeria, page 34:
- By the glittering blue lagoon, I stood next to the main ring road to flag down a motorcycle taxi, or okada. Okadas are the scourge of Nigeria's roads.