Araba \A*ra"ba\, n. [Written also aroba and arba.]

[Ar. or Turk. 'arabah: cf. Russ. arba.]

A wagon or cart, usually heavy and without springs, and often covered. [Oriental]

The araba of the Turks has its sides of latticework to admit the air --Balfour (Cyc. of India).

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)