Slang for 'Khat' (miraa), the chewable stimulant leaves popular in Kenya. Also used to nickname someone who chews a lot. For example: Wale wasee wa jaba wameketi pale kibanda. (Those miraa chewers are sitting over there at the shed.)

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Jaba can also mean: Miraa/Khat (a chewable stimulant plant) or someone hyper (from chewing it)., Nakɔfɛn min bɛ kasi la, oignon (Garden thing that cries, onion)

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Added July 17, 2025

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Slang for 'Khat' (miraa), the chewable stimulant leaves popular in Kenya. Also used to nickname someone who chews a lot.

"Wale wasee wa jaba wameketi pale kibanda. (Those miraa chewers are sitting over there at the shed.)"

by Khulekani Dladla Elder · August 03, 2025

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Miraa/Khat (a chewable stimulant plant) or someone hyper (from chewing it).

by Khulekani Dladla Elder · July 17, 2025

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Nakɔfɛn min bɛ kasi la, oignon (Garden thing that cries, onion)

"Jaba bɛ dumuni di. (Onions make food tasty.)"

by Khulekani Dladla Elder · August 10, 2025

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