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Meaning of japa | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B1
d͡ʒá.k͡pā

Definitions

  1. to run away, to flee
  2. to japa; to emigrate from a country, typically for better pay or working conditions.
    colloquial

Examples

“Jápa jápa, jápa lọ London // Jápa jápa, já wọ Canada // Jápa jápa, já wọ Chicago // Jápa jápa, já lọ sí Africa”

Japa japa, japa to London // Japa japa, flee to Canada // Japa japa, flee to Chicago // Japa japa, flee to Africa.

“Wọ́n fẹ́ jápa.”

They want to relocate.

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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