"kahaba" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-kahaba.flac [Kenya] Forms: makahaba [plural]
Etymology: From Arabic قَحْبَة (qaḥba). Etymology templates: {{der|sw|ar|قَحْبَة}} Arabic قَحْبَة (qaḥba), {{root|sw|ar|ق ح ب}} Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} kahaba, {{sw-noun|ma}} kahaba (ma class, plural makahaba)
  1. prostitute (a person having sex for profit) Tags: class-5, class-6 Categories (topical): Occupations, Prostitution, Sex Synonyms: malaya, kiberenge, kibiritingoma, mwanamkendege Derived forms: ukahaba [prostitution, sexuality, lifestyle]
    Sense id: en-kahaba-sw-noun-6f7jFuOV Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for kahaba meaning in Swahili (2.1kB)

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