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Meaning of molue in English:

molue

noun

  • In Nigeria: a privately-owned commercial bus seating forty-four passengers.

Pronunciation

molue

/ˈməʊluːeɪ/ /ˈmɔːluːeɪ/

Origin

1970s; earliest use found in New Nigerian. From Yoruba móòluè, probably lit. ‘mould it’ (perhaps referring to the method of construction from shaped iron sheets) from English mould + Yoruba e, 3rd person singular pronoun object.