kabukabu
Yoruba
Etymology
Reduplication of
kabú
from
English
cab
.
Pronunciation
IPA
(
key
)
:
/kā.bú.kā.bú/
Noun
kabúkabú
cab
;
taxi
(
in particular
)
a private car operating as an unlicensed taxi.
Synonym:
takisí
Descendants
→
Nigerian Pidgin:
kabukabu
→
English:
kabukabu