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).