ugba

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English

Noun

ugba (uncountable)

  1. A Nigerian condiment made from fermented African oil bean seeds (Pentaclethra macrophylla).

Anagrams

Yoruba

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Etymology 1

Cognate with Igala ùgbà

Pronunciation

Noun

ùgbà

  1. (Ijebu, Ekiti) time, occasion
    Synonyms: àsìkò, àkókò
  2. (Ijebu, Ekiti) season
    Synonym: sáà
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Etymology 2

Ugbá

From Proto-Yoruboid *ʊ-gbá, cognate with Yoruba igbá, Igbo ụgbā.

Pronunciation

Noun

ugbá

  1. (Ekiti, Ijebu, Ondo) calabash, the plant Lagenaria siceraria
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