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öjï

ọjị

Standard Igbo
Botany

Noun

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

Standard Igbo
FoodBotany

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

Standard Igbo

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

Standard Igbo
Culture

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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Word Stem

ükpà

ụkpà

Standard Igbo
MedicineBotanyFood

Noun

1.a nut with a hard, black shell and a white nut inside of it; African walnut

ńgų

ngụ̀

Standard Igbo
Culture

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.

Related Term

Nsịbịdị - 1 found

Pronunciation:

öjï

Definitions:

1.kola nut

2.kola nut tree

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