bɔbɔ

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "bobo"

Krio

Etymology 1

Borrowed from a West African language. Compare Nigerian Pidgin bobo (“boy, boyfriend”), Adangme bɔbɔ (“little boy”) and Vai bɔbɔ (“little”).^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bɔ̀.bɔ́/

Noun

bɔ̀bɔ́

boy
di bɔbɔ lɛk di titi.
the boy likes the girl.

Etymology 2

Compare Jamaican Creole bobo (“a kind of fish”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bɔ́.bɔ̀/

Noun

bɔ́bɔ̀

a kind of fish that is slippery

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bɔ́.bɔ́/

Noun

bɔ́bɔ́

a kind of bread that does not soak in water
(figurative) a headstrong person

References

^ Fyle, Clifford N., Jones, Eldred D. (1980) A Krio-English dictionary, USA: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 44

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