Boko

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See also: boko, bòkò, and bōkō

English

Etymology 1

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From a word in the Boko language.

Proper noun

Boko

  1. A people of Benin and Nigeria.
  2. (linguistics) A Mande language spoken by the Boko people.
    Synonym: Boo
Translations

Noun

Boko (plural Bokos)

  1. A member of the Boko people.
    Synonym: Boo

Etymology 2

A shortening of Boko Haram.

Proper noun

Boko

  1. Boko Haram.

Etymology 3

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Proper noun

Boko

  1. A town in the Niangoloko Department, Comoé Province, in southwestern Burkina Faso.
Translations

Etymology 4

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Proper noun

Boko

  1. A district in the Pool region of southeastern Republic of the Congo.
Translations

Etymology 5

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Borrowed from Hausa boko.

Proper noun

Boko

  1. The Latin script alphabet used for the Hausa language.

Anagrams

Atayal

Proper noun

Boko

  1. a male given name

French

Etymology 1

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Proper noun

Boko m

  1. Boko (a town in Burkina Faso)

Etymology 2

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Proper noun

Boko m

  1. Boko (a district of the Republic of the Congo)