chaff - What does 'chaff' mean from Igbo to English?

yǫchá

yọ̀cha


Word	yọ̀cha
Definitions	Active verb 1.separate chaff or foreign body; sift; sieve
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Nne m na-ayọcha akpụ.

My mother is sieving cassava.

Amaka ga-ayọcha ahụekere ahụ.

Amaka will sift that groundnut.

Nneọma chọrọ ịyọcha akamụ.

Nneoma wants to sieve pap.

A na-ayọcha ọkpa ma a kwọchaa ya.

Okpa is sieved after it is ground to powdered form.

ábųrįbų

abụ̀rị̀bụ̀


Word	abụ̀rị̀bụ̀
Definitions	Noun 1.chaff from a processed food item, especially from palm kernel, cassava; corn etc
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E ji abụrịbụ na ike mmanụ emepụta oriọna.

Local lamp is produced with palm kernel chaff and sedimented oil.

E ji abụrịbụ emenwu ọkụ.

Palm kernel chaff is used in making fire.

Abụrịbụ akụ anaghị ekwe m elo.

I find it difficult swallowing palm kernel chaff.

Anyị na-ere abụrịbụ ọka.

We sell maize chaff.

Kponye m abụrịbụ akụ ahụ.

Give the palm kernel chaff.

Eloro m abụrịbụ akị awụsa.

I swallowed tigernut chaff.

Onye kposara abụrịbụ ndị a?

Who kept these chaffs?

Enyere m ọkụkọ m abụrịbụ ọka.

I gave my chicken corn chaff.

fųchà

fụ̀chà


Word	fụ̀chà
Definitions	Active verb 1.blow air, especially from the mouth, to remove dirt or chaff; blow off
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Ada fụchara osikapa ahụ.

Ada removed the chaff in the rice by blowing.

Achọrọ m ịfụcha osikapa n'ehihie.

I want to blow chaff off the rice in the afternoon.

Ha na-afụcha ọka.

They are blowing chaff off the corn.

Fụchaa ọpụpa a!

Blow chaffs off this groundnut.

Ụmụ m ga-afụcha àgwà ahụ taa.

My children will blow chaffs off the beans today.