Main Entry:

Hau·sa

Pronunciation:

\ˈhau̇-sə, -zə\

Function:

noun

Inflected Form(s):

plural Hausa or Hausas

Etymology:

Hausa Hausā

Date:

1853

1 : the Chadic language of the Hausa people widely used in western Africa as a trade language 2 : a member of a black people of northern Nigeria and southern Niger