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ósè

osè

Standard Igbo
AgricultureFoodBotany

Noun

矯

1.pepper

Example

Oke ose adịghị mma n'ahụ.

Oke ose adịghị mma n'ahụ.

Too much pepper is not good for the body.

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ósèóyìbó

osèoyìbo

Standard Igbo
Food

variations:

osè oyìbo

Noun

1.bell pepper; paprika; salad pepper from Hungary

Example

E nwere m oseoyibo

E nwere m oseoyibo

I have bell pepper

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ósǫöjï

osọ̀ọjị̄

Standard Igbo
Botany

Noun

矯益

1.alligator pepper

Example

O cheere anyị osọọjị, aṅara, na mkpụrụ ọjị.

O cheere anyị osọọjị, aṅara, na mkpụrụ ọjị.

He presented us with alligator pepper, garden egg, and kola nut.

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ǹgwǫǹgwö

ǹgwọ̀ǹgwọ

Standard Igbo
CultureFood

Noun

1.a dish of pepper-sauced meat, especially goat head

Example

Anyị riri ngwọngwọ n'agbamakwụkwọ ahụ.

Anyị riri ngwọngwọ n'agbamakwụkwọ ahụ.

We ate ngwọngwọ at the wedding.

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ńkwōósè

nkwoosè

Standard Igbo
Technology

variations:

nkwo ose

Noun

1.pepper-grinder (stone, machine, etc.)

Example

Nkwoose ahụ adịghị ọcha.

Nkwoose ahụ adịghị ọcha.

That pepper-grinder is not clean.

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ǹsárá

ǹsara

Standard Igbo
CultureFood

Noun

1.white soup [usually cooked without oil]

2.kind of soup which is watery (sometimes with little or no oil); "pepper soup"

3.watery white soup

Example

Achọrọ m iri ofe nsara.

Achọrọ m iri ofe nsara.

I want to eat nsara soup.

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üzïzá

ụzịza

Standard Igbo

Noun

1.West African black pepper (Piper guineense Schum. and Thonn.)

Example

Achọrọ m ịzụ ụzịza.

Achọrọ m ịzụ ụzịza.

I want to buy West African black pepper.

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ḿmįmį

mmị̀mị̀

Standard Igbo

Noun

㥌

1.Dennettia tripetala (pepper fruit)

Example

Mmịmị ahụ emebiela.

Mmịmị ahụ emebiela.

That pepper fruit has spoilt.

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tü

tụ

Standard Igbo
Language

Active verb

1.be in moderate or the right quantity in a mixture, eg. salt, pepper, sugar in food

Example

Nnu tụrụ ofe m rachara.

Nnu tụrụ ofe m rachara.

Salt was in the right proportion in the soup I had.

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ödųéhí

ọdụ̀ehī

Standard Igbo

variations:

ọdụ̀ ehī

Noun

1.the tail part of a cow, usually in reference to it as used in making pepper soup; cow tail

Example

A na-ere ọdụehi na ahịa Gariki.

A na-ere ọdụehi na ahịa Gariki.

Cow tail is sold at Garriki market.

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Word Stem

Nsịbịdị - 2 found

矯

Pronunciation:

ósò

Definitions:

1.pepper

㥌

Pronunciation:

Definitions:

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