noun
also haus·sa ˈhau̇]sə, ]zə
( plural hausa or hausas )
Usage: usually capitalized
1.
a. : a highly variable negroid people of the Sudan between Lake Chad and the Niger numbering in the millions and united primarily by language
b. : a member of such people
2. : the Chad language of the Hausa people that is widely used in west Africa as a trade language