Khaya
noun, slang
noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A native house or hut. South-Africa
- 2 Any tree of the genus Khaya.
- 3 Servants' quarters separated from the main house. South-Africa, broadly
- 4 Anyone's house or home. South-Africa, slang
Etymology
Etymology 1
From the Nguni group of languages khaya (“home”).
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Wolof khaye (“African mahogany tree”).