tokunbo
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Yoruba tòkunbọ̀.
Noun
edittokunbo (plural tokunbos)
- (Nigeria) A secondhand motor vehicle imported from Europe.
- 2004, Jane I. Guyer, Marginal Gains: Monetary Transactions in Atlantic Africa, page 91:
- It is interesting, nonetheless, since none of my discussions had prepared me for the price comparability of new fakes and original tokunbos, or their solid position at about two-thirds the price of new originals.