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Jaba

🇲🇱 Mali Slang
Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition
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Jaba definition 1

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

"Jaba bɛ dumuni di. (Onions make food tasty.)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

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🇲🇱 Mali
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Jaba 🇿🇦 South Africa

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

Jaba 🇰🇪 Kenya

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.)"

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This word is also used in 2 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Jaba 🇿🇦 South Africa

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

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

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