Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sakawa

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.25 in modern English

Syllables: sakawa
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In Ghana and other African countries, a form of Internet fraud involving ethnic or religious rituals supposed to aid the fraudster.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Abuda said he was initially introduced to that aspect of sakawa where the Internet was used to defraud people."

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does sakawa mean?: In Ghana and other African countries, a form of Internet fraud involving ethnic or religious rituals supposed to aid the fraudster.

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