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lù ílú

lù ilū

Standard Igbo
LanguageFood

Active verb

款寃款

1.be bitter

2.to be angry; evil hearted hatred

Example

Ọgwụ nke a na-elu ilu.

Ọgwụ nke a na-elu ilu.

This very medicine is bitter.

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Word Stem

ųtàzį

ụ̀tàzị̀

Standard Igbo
Botany

Noun

1.a type of bitter vegetable used in cooking white soup (Gongronema latifolia)

Example

Chinwe ji ụtazị sie ofe nsala.

Chinwe ji ụtazị sie ofe nsala.

Chinwe prepared nsala soup with ụtazị.

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ònúgbù

ònugbù

Standard Igbo
BotanyFood

Noun

1.bitter leaf (Vernonia amygdalina)

Example

Ọ kọrọ onugbu ebe ahụ.

Ọ kọrọ onugbu ebe ahụ.

He planted bitter leaf there.

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Word Stem

ákīílú

akiilū

Standard Igbo
Botany

Noun

成款

1.bitter kola (Garcinia kola Heckel)

Example

Achọrọ m ka ị zụtara m akiilu n'ahịa.

Achọrọ m ka ị zụtara m akiilu n'ahịa.

I want you to buy bitter kola for me at the market.

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Word Stems

üdà

ụdà

Standard Igbo
Botany

Noun

1.bitter wood plant (Xylopia aethiopica (Dunal) A. Rich) with whose fruit has a strong aroma in comes in a small curled pod;

2.fruit from the bitter wood plant (Xylopia aethiopica (Dunal) A. Rich)

Example

Anaghị m eri nri e ji ụda sie.

Anaghị m eri nri e ji ụda sie.

I don't eat food cooked with ụda.

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