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5 found for 'plantain' in Igbo

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ójókó

ojokō

Standard Igbo
Common Term
CultureAgricultureFood

Noun

1.plantain

Example

Ojoko ahụ ịzụtara a chaala.

Ojoko ahụ ịzụtara a chaala.

The plantain you bought is ripe.

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Word Stem

àbįrįká

àbị̀rị̀ka

Standard Igbo
BotanyFood

Noun

1.plantain

Example

Anyị tara abịrịka na ụgba ebe ahụ.

Anyị tara abịrịka na ụgba ebe ahụ.

We ate roasted plantain and African oil bean seed there.

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ïgböögèdè

ịgbọ̄ọgèdè

Standard Igbo
Food

variations:

ịgbọ̄ ọ̀gèdè

Noun

1.A meal prepared with mashed ripe plantain and other ingredients, usually wrapped in special leaves and steamed; plantain pudding

Example

Anyị ji ịgbọọgede ahụ mee nri ehihie.

Anyị ji ịgbọọgede ahụ mee nri ehihie.

We used that plantain pudding for lunch.

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kpékèré

kpekère

Standard Igbo
Borrowed Term
Food

Noun

1.a type of snack made from ripe or unripe plantain, or fried ripe plantains; plantain chips

Example

E ji ojoko achaghị acha eme kpekere.

E ji ojoko achaghị acha eme kpekere.

Plantain chips are made from unripe plantain.

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ütàrà

ụtàrà

Standard Igbo
CultureFood

Noun

1.native African food prepared thick, malleable, and elastic; fufu (cassava, yam, garri, plantain, etc.)

2.a thick, malleable, elastic substance; dough

Example

Achọghị m ilo ụtara.

Achọghị m ilo ụtara.

I do not want to eat fufu.

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