alhaja
noun/ælˈhædʒə/
/ælˈhædʒə/
West African English [àlád͡ʒà]
(West African English)- a woman who is a Muslim and has completed a religious journey to Mecca (often used as a title) compare alhajiWord OriginHausa, from Arabic al ‘the’ + hājī ‘pilgrim’.
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