kahaba

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kahaba

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Borrowed from Arabic قَحْبَة (qaḥba).

noun makahaba

class v prostitute (a person having sex for profit)
Similar: malaya, kiberenge, kibiritingoma, mwanamkendege, kahaba, changudoa, kiberiti ngoma, kirukanjia

In English

prostitute a person having sex for profit
whore prostitute

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"kahaba." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sw/kahaba. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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kahaba. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sw/kahaba

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"kahaba." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sw/kahaba.

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@misc{kahaba_2026,
  title = {kahaba},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sw/kahaba},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}