araba

noun

ara·​ba

ˈarəbə

variants or less commonly aroba

"

or arba

ˈärbə

plural -s

: a carriage (such as a cab or coach) used in Turkey and neighboring countries

Word History

Etymology

Russian & Turkish; Russian arba, from Turkish araba

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