HAUSA


Meaning of HAUSA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhau̇-sə, -zə ]

noun

( plural Hausa or Hausas )

Etymology: Hausa Hausā

Date: 1853

1. : the Chadic language of the Hausa people widely used in western Africa as a trade language

2. : a member of a black people of northern Nigeria and southern Niger

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.