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