acada

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See also: açada

English

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Etymology

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Clipping of academic.

Noun

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acada (plural acadas)

  1. (Nigeria, slang) A current or former university student.
    • 2009, Angelicus-M. B. Onasanya, The Urgency of Now!: Building a True Nigerian Nation, page 153:
      Saying these much in Nigeria's present political climate, and coming from someone who has been out of the country for a considerable length of time, provides an opportunity for cheap baseless attacks and accusations of an “acada' trying to compare Nigeria to more advanced countries.

Adjective

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acada (not comparable)

  1. (Nigeria, slang) Relating to a university or academic studies; educated.
    • 1987, Kowus Bisi-Williams, The Black Godfather, page 32:
      He had asked, 'So do the literate acada people also do that?'

Galician

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Verb

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acada

  1. inflection of acadar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative