6 found for 'green' in Igbo
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ìnìnè
ìnìnè
variations:
akwụkwọ nri
Noun
1.green vegetable (Amaranthus); green leaf vegetable
Example
Ụmụntakịrị riri inine.
Ụmụntakịrị riri inine.
The children ate green vegetable.
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ńdųńdų
ndụ̀ndụ̀
Nominal Modifier
艶艶
1.having the colour green; greenish;
2.fresh, especially smell
Example
Ọ na-acha ndụndụ.
Ọ na-acha ndụndụ.
It is green in colour.
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àkpįrìídè
àkpị̀rìidè
variations:
àkpị̀ridè
Noun
1.tailor or weaver ant; green ant (Oecophylla)
Example
Akpịriide bụ ahụhụ.
Akpịriide bụ ahụhụ.
The weaver ant is an insect.
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ányüḿmírí
anyụmmīrī
variations:
anyụ mmiri
Noun
㨓水
1.watermelon; a fruit of large size with like green back with reddish juicy water
Example
Achọrọ m ịracha anyụmmiri.
Achọrọ m ịracha anyụmmiri.
I want to lick watermelon.
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ǫmü
ọ̀mụ
Noun
栽
1.young and fresh palm fronds, particularly light green in color
Example
N'omenaala Igbo, a na-eji ọmụ̣ egosipụta nsọ.
N'omenaala Igbo, a na-eji ọmụ̣ egosipụta nsọ.
In Igbo culture, young palm fronds are used to symbolize sacredness.
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ópètè
opètè
Noun
1.ginger lily, spiral ginger, or bush cane (Costus after); a type of grass plant with a green, slender, jointed, and fibrous stalk that tastes sour when eaten
Example
A gwara anyị na ịta opete na-achapụ eze.
A gwara anyị na ịta opete na-achapụ eze.
We were told that eating ginger lily brightens the teeth.
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