igbo

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French

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igbo m (uncountable)

  1. Igbo (language)

Nigerian Pidgin

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Yoruba igbó.

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igbo

  1. 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

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  • IPA(key): /ˈiɡbo/ [ˈiɣ̞.β̞o]
  • Rhymes: -iɡbo
  • Syllabification: ig‧bo

Adjective

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

  1. Igbo

Noun

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

  1. Igbo

Noun

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igbo m (uncountable)

  1. Igbo

Yoruba

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Etymology 1

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ìgbò

  1. headbutt
    Synonym: gídígbò
    ó sẹ̀ mí ní ìgbò ní àyàHe gave me a headbutt me in the chest

Etymology 2

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ìgbò

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

Etymology 3

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igbo

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

Etymology 4

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igbo

  1. Alternative form of agbo (circle, group)

Etymology 5

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Igbó

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

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igbó

  1. forest, bush, grove
    Synonym: ìgbẹ́
    àwọn ọdẹ ń dẹ igbóThe hunters are hunting in the forest
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Etymology 6

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Igbó

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igbó

  1. a general term for recreational drugs (in particular) Indian hemp, marijuana, and Cannabis sativa
    Synonyms: (slang) ẹja, (slang) ọjà
    wọ́n ń mu igbóThey are smoking marijuana
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  • amugbó (drug addict, smoker)

Etymology 7

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Ìgbó

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ìgbó

  1. the plant Solanum incanum