English Explanatory Dictionary

wahala

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. trouble; problem.

Word forms

wahala wahalla

Etymology

From Yoruba wàhálà, from Hausa wàhalā̀, from Arabic وَهْلَة (wahla, “fright, terror”).

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