abòbó
noun
/ā.bò.bó/
aròbó (alternative)
Definitions
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newborn baby, infant
Similar wordsọmọnoun 2 entries are spelled “ọmọ”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first. ọmọ child ọmọ! Used to express excitement, surprise, astonishment, pleasure, disgust etc.Possibly similar wordsìkókónoun Wiktionary points at “ìkókó”. No word here is spelled that way, so we have linked “ìkòkò”, which matches once tone marks are ignored. It may be a misspelling, or “ìkókó” may be a word nobody has written up yet. ìkòkò pot, multipurpose pot traditionally made of clay. kòrikò spotted hyena; in modern usage, wolf koríko grass; (in particular) the wild grass species Guinea grass and Setaria longiseta
Etymology
From a- (“agent prefix”) + bòbó (“of an entity that is roundish, fleshy and reddish”)
Component words
a-agent prefixbòbóof an entity that is roundish, fleshy and reddish
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “abobo”.
Reference:
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