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

édè

edè


Word	edè
Definitions	Noun 昨 1.cocoyam 2.cocoyam that is eaten like yam; Indian coco
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E ji ede ete ofe onugbu.

Bitter leaf soup is prepared with cocoyam.

Ede ahụ abụghị nke ezigbo ya.

That cocoyam is not a good one.

Anyị na-akọ ede n' ugbo anyị.

We are cultivating cocoyam in our farm.

Ede bụ nri ndị Igbo na-eri rinne.

Cocoyam is a food Igbo people eat a lot.

Kedu ebe m ga-azụta ede?

Where can I buy cocoyam?

Anyị zụtara nkata ede abụọ.

We bought two basket full of cocoyam.

Ọ na-amasị m iri ede.

I like eating cocoyam

ńrí

nri


Word	nri
Definitions	Noun 猿 1.food; any nourishing substance that is eaten or otherwise taken into the body to sustain life 2.meal
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Anyị na-eri nri.

We are eating.

Nne m na-esi nri.

My mother is cooking food.

Anyị zụtara nri n'ụlọnri.

We bought food at the restaurant.

Nri anyị gbara ụka.

Our food soured.

O riri oke nri ụnyaahụ.

He ate a lot of food yesterday.

Onye siri nri a?

Who cooked this food.

Nri dị mkpa.

Food is important.

Nri na-edozi ahụ.

Food nourishes the body.

I nyere ewu ndị ahụ nri?

Did you give those goats food?

Nri ahụ agaghị ezu m.

That food will not be enough for me.

Onye ga-akwụ ụgwọ nri a?

Who will pay for this food?

Aga m azụta nri n'ụlọnri.

I will buy food at the restaurant.

Nri ahụ adịghị ụtọ.

That food is not delicious.

Kedụ onye ị sịrị riri nri m?

Who did you say eat my food?

Anyị na-esi nri.

We are cooking food.

Ose dị na nri a.

There is pepper in this food.

éféré

efere


Word	efere
Definitions	Noun 吸 1.a shallow, flat-bottomed dish, from which food is eaten or served; plate
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Efere ndị a mara mma.

These plates are beautiful.

Efere ahụ akụwaala.

That plate is broken.

Agaghị m eji efere ahụ kee nri.

I will not dish out food with that plate.

Aga m azụta efere ọzọ.

I will buy another plate.

Awụpukwala mmiri dị n'efere a.

Don't pour away the water in this place.

Efere gị adịghị ọcha.

Your plate is dirty.

Onye ji efere m?

Who is with my plate?

Weta efere ọzọ.

Bring another plate.

Efere agwụla ebe ahụ.

Plates have finished there.

I dere aha n'efere gị?

Did you write name on your plate?

ųzàákï

ụ̀zàakị̄


Word	ụ̀zàakị̄
Definitions	Noun 1.a legume which is often fried in a pot without oil and eaten with palm kernel
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Aga m azụtara gị ụzaakị.

I will buy uzaaki for you.

Ọ naghị amasị m iṭa ụzaakị.

I don't like eating uzaaki.

Amaka na-ere ụzaakị.

Amaka sells uzaaki.

àkų

àkụ̀


Word	àkụ̀
Definitions	Noun 1.edible termite which usually comes out after a rainfall, eaten raw or fried
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Achọrọ m ịta akụ.

I crave aku.

Ghee akụ ahụ tupu ị ta ya.

Fry that aku before eating it.

Ọ na-amasị Chike ịta akụ.

Chike likes eating aku.

Ngọzị erechaala akụ ahụ.

Ngozi has finished selling that akụ.

Nwụtara m akụ.

Catch aku for me.

Tinye akụ ahụ na mmiri ka ọ ghara ifepu.

Put the akụ in water so that it won't fly away.

E jim ose ghee akụ ahụ.

I fried that edible termite with pepper.

Akụ na-ebi n'ime ala.

The edible termite lives inside the ground.

A chọrọ ịta akụ.

I want to eat edible termite.

Akụ na-apụta oge mmiri zosịrị.

Edible termite comes out when rain has stopped falling.

O ji akụ esi ofe.

She cooks with termite.

Ọ ga-eghe akụ ahụ eghe.

She will fry the termite.

ópètè

opètè


Word	opètè
Definitions	Noun 1.ginger lily, spiral ginger, or bush cane (Costus after); a type of grass plant with a green, slender, jointed, and fibrous stalk that tastes sour when eaten
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A gwara anyị na ịta opete na-achapụ eze.

We were told that eating ginger lily brightens the teeth.

Yakubu na-ere opete.

Yakubu sells ginger lily.

Opete na-atọ ụtọ.

Ginger lily is sweet.

Ndị ahụ na-ata opete apụchaala.

The people that are selling ginger lily have all gone.

Opete m agwụla.

My ginger lily has finished.

A sị na a na-eji opete agwọ afọ mgbu.

It is said that ginger lily is used to cure stomach ache.

Tụfuo opete ahụ.

Throw away that ginger lily.

Opete na-amasị m mgbe m bụ nwata.

I liked ginger lily when I was a kid.

A na-ahụ opete n'ọhịa.

Ginger lily is found in the bush.