igbo

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French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /iɡ.bo/

Noun

igbo m (uncountable)

Igbo (language)

Nigerian Pidgin

Etymology

Borrowed from Yoruba igbó.

Noun

igbo

marijuana, weed
Make them fast arrest person wey dey sell igbo for your grandma. ― They should quickly arrest the person who is selling weed to your grandma.

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈiɡbo/
Rhymes: -iɡbo
Syllabification: ig‧bo

Adjective

igbo m or f (masculine and feminine plural igbo or igbos)

Igbo

Noun

igbo m or f by sense (plural igbos or igbo)

Igbo

Noun

igbo m (uncountable)

Igbo

Yoruba

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ì.ɡ͡bò/

Noun

ìgbò

headbutt
Synonym: gídígbò

ó sẹ̀ mí ní ìgbò ní àyà ― He gave me a headbutt me in the chest

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ì.ɡ͡bò/

Noun

ìgbò

A large headed bird, identified as a species of hornbill in the family Bucerotidae
Synonyms: àgbìgbò, ògbìgbò

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ī.ɡ͡bō/

Noun

igbo

a long whip
Synonyms: pàṣán; kòbókò; ẹgba; patiyẹ; ọrẹ́, ìlágbà; àtorìn; bílálà

Etymology 4

Alternative forms

agbo

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ī.ɡ͡bō/

Noun

igbo

Alternative form of agbo (“circle, group”)

Etymology 5

Igbó

Probably from Proto-Yoruboid *ú-gbó. Cognate with Urhobo égbó, Edo ẹgbo, Igbo ugbō

Alternative forms

ugbó

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ī.ɡ͡bó/

Noun

igbó

forest, bush, grove
Synonym: ìgbẹ́

àwọn ọdẹ ń dẹ igbó ― The hunters are hunting in the forest

Derived terms

alábojútó-igbó (“forester”)
aṣọ́gbó (“forest ranger”)
igbó àsọlọ́jọ̀ (“forest reserve”)
Igbóbì (“town in Lagos”)
wogbó-wogbó (“forest ranger”)
àmójútó-igbó (“forest management”)
Ìjẹ̀bú-Igbó (“an Ìjẹ̀bú town”)
ìmọ̀ ìtọ́jú-igbó (“forestry”)

Related terms

aginjù (“wilderness”)
dájì (“jungle”)
ẹgàn (“virgin forest”)

Etymology 6

Igbó

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ī.ɡ͡bó/

Noun

igbó

a general term for recreational drugs (in particular) Indian hemp, marijuana, and Cannabis sativa
Synonyms: (slang) ẹja, (slang) ọjà

wọ́n ń mu igbó ― They are smoking marijuana

Derived terms

amugbó (“drug addict, smoker”)

Etymology 7

Ìgbó

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ì.ɡ͡bó/

Noun

ìgbó

the plant Solanum incanum

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