6 found for 'nuts' in Igbo
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öjï
ọjị
Noun
益
1.kola nut
2.any edible presented to a visitor
Example
Ada meere m ọjị mgbe m gara be ya.
Ada meere m ọjị mgbe m gara be ya.
Ada hosted me with edibles, when I went to her place.
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ákïáwüsá
akịawụsa
Noun
1.tiger nut
Example
Anyị zụtara akịawụsa mgbe anyị na-alọta.
Anyị zụtara akịawụsa mgbe anyị na-alọta.
We bought tiger nut when we were coming back.
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Word Stems
Öjïùgò
Ọjịùgò
Name
益古
1.outstanding; most beautiful; precious
2.nick name for a kola nut that turns out light colored while its kind are red
Example
Ọjịugo bụ nwanne m nwaanyị.
Ọjịugo bụ nwanne m nwaanyị.
Ojiugo is my sister.
Word Stem
ché öjï
che ọjị
Active verb
㦾益
1.present kola nut; serve an edible to a visitor
Example
Ifeanyị chere anyị ọjị ozugbo anyị ruru be ya.
Ifeanyị chere anyị ọjị ozugbo anyị ruru be ya.
Ifeanyi presented kola nut to us immediately we got to his place.
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ükpà
ụkpà
Noun
1.a nut with a hard, black shell and a white nut inside of it; African walnut
ńgų
ngụ̀
Noun
1.locally made potash by burning the residue from palm fruit head after removing the nuts and letting the residue dry up
2.a watery sauce usually mixed with already prepared 'abacha', often made in some part of Igboland
Example
E ji ngụ esi agwa.
E ji ngụ esi agwa.
Beans is cooked with ngụ.
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