akátá noun /ā.ká.tá/
Definitions
  1. serval, panther
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  2. A term for African-Americans. It was coined by Nigerian students in the U.S. during the 60s-70s in honor of the Black Panther Party; but now perceived as having derogatory connotations. derogatorysometimes
Other entries with this spelling
Wiktionary records 2 entries spelled “akátá”. You're reading one of them; here are the others.
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civet cat; (in particular) African civet
Source: Wiktionary · etymology 1, where this word is spelled “akata”. Reference: en-akata-yo-noun-HoPBKZKz