akoko

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Yoruba

Etymology 1

From à- +‎ kókó

Àkókó

Pronunciation

Noun

àkókó

  1. woodpecker, specifically the African grey woodpecker
    Synonyms: ẹyẹ àkókó, àkókólígi, àkókósọgi
    àkókó kì í sọgi tútù, igi gbígbẹ níí sọ ― The woodpecker does not peck living wood, dry wood is what it pecks (incantation)
  2. A nickname or praise name for a woodcarver
    àkókó o! ― May you bore the wood like a woodpecker!! (greeting for a woodcarver)
    àkókó á sọgi o! ― The woodpecker shall strike the wood!! (response to a greeting for a woodcarver)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

àkókò

  1. time, season, occasion, duration
    Synonyms: ìgbà, àsìkò
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Ewé akòko

Pronunciation

Noun

akòko

  1. The plant Newbouldia laevis, its leaves are used to adorn newly crowned chiefs

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

Noun

akòko

  1. The plant Markhamia tomentosa
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