okadan.

Brit.

/ɒˈkɑːdə/, U.S.

/ɔˈkɑdɑ/, West African English

/ɔˈkada/

Inflections: Plural okadas, unchanged.

Forms: also with capital initial.

Origin: Probably from a proper name. Etymon: proper name Okada Air.

Etymology: Probably < the name of Okada Air, an airline that operated in Nigeria from 1983 to 1997, with reference to the motorcycles either as a fast or (with allusion to the airline's safety record) a potentially dangerous form of transport.

Nigerian English.

In Nigeria: a motorcycle which passengers can use as a taxi service.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicles (plying) for hire > [noun] > taxi > types of taxi

hackney cab1832

black taxi1911

Jixi1926

shared taxi1937

share-taxi1943

sherut1950

dolmus1957

taxi1958

gypsy cab1960

minicab1960

Gypsy1968

okada1993

boda boda1995

1993 Newswatch 29 Nov. 6/2 Wale Akin-Aina, assistant editor, arrived on an Okada, the popular name for a motorcycle around Lagos.

2019 Nigerian Tribune (Nexis) 7 Jan. People are forced to ride on commercial motorcycles called okada notwithstanding the diverse risks.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	okada
释义	okadan. Brit. /ɒˈkɑːdə/, U.S. /ɔˈkɑdɑ/, West African English /ɔˈkada/ Inflections: Plural okadas, unchanged. Forms: also with capital initial. Origin: Probably from a proper name. Etymon: proper name Okada Air. Etymology: Probably < the name of Okada Air, an airline that operated in Nigeria from 1983 to 1997, with reference to the motorcycles either as a fast or (with allusion to the airline's safety record) a potentially dangerous form of transport. Nigerian English. In Nigeria: a motorcycle which passengers can use as a taxi service. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicles (plying) for hire > [noun] > taxi > types of taxi hackney cab1832 black taxi1911 Jixi1926 shared taxi1937 share-taxi1943 sherut1950 dolmus1957 taxi1958 gypsy cab1960 minicab1960 Gypsy1968 okada1993 boda boda1995 1993 Newswatch 29 Nov. 6/2 Wale Akin-Aina, assistant editor, arrived on an Okada, the popular name for a motorcycle around Lagos. 2019 Nigerian Tribune (Nexis) 7 Jan. People are forced to ride on commercial motorcycles called okada notwithstanding the diverse risks. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1993
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