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osè

Wordosè
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Noun

1.pepper

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Oke ose adịghị mma n'ahụ.

Oke ose adịghị mma n'ahụ.

Too much pepper is not good for the body.

Ose adịghị na nri a.

Ose adịghị na nri a.

There's no pepper in this food.

O tere ose n'anya ya.

O tere ose n'anya ya.

He rubbed pepper on his eye.

Ọ naghị eri nri ose.

Ọ naghị eri nri ose.

He does not eat peppered food.

Ose a ga-eji si nri adighị.

Ose a ga-eji si nri adighị.

There is no pepper to be used for cooking.

Nne m na-ere ose.

Nne m na-ere ose.

My mother sales pepper.

Anyị kọrọ ose afọ gara aga.

Anyị kọrọ ose afọ gara aga.

We planted maize last year.

Ose Nsụka na-enwe ezigbo ukpo.

Ose Nsụka na-enwe ezigbo ukpo.

Nsukka pepper has good flavour.

ósèóyìbó

osèoyìbo

Wordosèoyìbo
Definitions

Noun

1.bell pepper; paprika; salad pepper from Hungary

Variationsosè oyìbo
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E nwere m oseoyibo

E nwere m oseoyibo

I have bell pepper

Oseoyibo niile ahụ mebiri.

Oseoyibo niile ahụ mebiri.

All those bell pepper spoilt.

Ejikwala oseoyibo niile ahụ sie ofe ahụ.

Ejikwala oseoyibo niile ahụ sie ofe ahụ.

Don't cook that stew with all those bell pepper.

Nnenna na-ere oseoyibo dị mma.

Nnenna na-ere oseoyibo dị mma.

Nnenna sells good bell pepper.

ósǫöjï

osọ̀ọjị̄

Wordosọ̀ọjị̄
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Noun

矯益

1.alligator pepper

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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.

Ọ na-ere osọọjị n'ahịa.

Ọ na-ere osọọjị n'ahịa.

He sells alligator pepper in the market.

Osọọjị na-edozi ahụ.

Osọọjị na-edozi ahụ.

Alligator pepper nourishes the body.

Nye m osọọjị ahụ.

Nye m osọọjị ahụ.

Give me the alligator pepper.

Onye nwe osọọjị a?

Onye nwe osọọjị a?

Who owns this alligator pepper?

Ọ rachara naanị osọọjị.

Ọ rachara naanị osọọjị.

He licked only alligator pepper.

Osọọjị ahụ na-afụ ụfụ.

Osọọjị ahụ na-afụ ụfụ.

That alligator pepper is hot.

ǹgwǫǹgwö

ǹgwọ̀ǹgwọ

Wordǹgwọ̀ǹgwọ
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Noun

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

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Anyị riri ngwọngwọ n'agbamakwụkwọ ahụ.

Anyị riri ngwọngwọ n'agbamakwụkwọ ahụ.

We ate ngwọngwọ at the wedding.

Ngwọngwọ o siri tọrọ nnukwu ụtọ.

Ngwọngwọ o siri tọrọ nnukwu ụtọ.

The pepper-sauced meat she prepared was very delicious.

Ọ maara ka esi esi ngwọngwọ.

Ọ maara ka esi esi ngwọngwọ.

She knows how to cook ngwọngwọ.

Ọtụtụ ndị mmadụ erighị ngwọngwọ ahụ maka na nnu ṅara ya.

Ọtụtụ ndị mmadụ erighị ngwọngwọ ahụ maka na nnu ṅara ya.

So many people did not eat that ngwọngwọ because it was salty.

ńkwōósè

nkwoosè

Wordnkwoosè
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Noun

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

Variationsnkwo ose
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Nkwoose ahụ adịghị ọcha.

Nkwoose ahụ adịghị ọcha.

That pepper-grinder is not clean.

Biko nye m nkwoose unu.

Biko nye m nkwoose unu.

Please give me your pepper-grinder.

E meziela m nkwoose ahụ mebiri emebi.

E meziela m nkwoose ahụ mebiri emebi.

I have fixed that faulty pepper-grinder.

Nkwoose m dị mma.

Nkwoose m dị mma.

My pepper-grinder is good.

Nkwoose anyị na-efu efu.

Nkwoose anyị na-efu efu.

Our pepper-grinder is missing.

Nkwoose a anaghị akwọ ihe nke ọma.

Nkwoose a anaghị akwọ ihe nke ọma.

This pepper-grinder does not grind things properly.

Ebee ka nkwoose anyị dị?

Ebee ka nkwoose anyị dị?

Where is our pepper-grinder?

Onye nwe nkwoose a?

Onye nwe nkwoose a?

Who has this pepper-grinder?

A zụtara m nkwoose ọhụrụ.

A zụtara m nkwoose ọhụrụ.

I bought new pepper-grider.

Biko sacha nkwoose ahụ nke ọma tupu ị kwọ ihe.

Biko sacha nkwoose ahụ nke ọma tupu ị kwọ ihe.

Please wash that pepper-grinder properly before you grind something.

ǹsárá

ǹsara

Wordǹsara
Definitions

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

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Achọrọ m iri ofe nsara.

Achọrọ m iri ofe nsara.

I want to eat nsara soup.

Anyị nwere nsara.

Anyị nwere nsara.

We have white soup.

Nsara ahụ gbara ụka.

Nsara ahụ gbara ụka.

That white soup got soured.

Uju siri ofe nsara.

Uju siri ofe nsara.

Uju cooked white soup.

E ji ofe nsara mara anyị.

E ji ofe nsara mara anyị.

We are known for white soup.

Ejighị mmanụ nri esi nsara.

Ejighị mmanụ nri esi nsara.

White soup is not cooked with palm oil.

Kụziere m ka e si esi nsara.

Kụziere m ka e si esi nsara.

Teach me how to cook white soup.

Onye kụziiri gị ka e si esi nsara?

Onye kụziiri gị ka e si esi nsara?

Who taught you how to prepare nsara (white soup)

Ezigbo ofe nsara na-ewe ego.

Ezigbo ofe nsara na-ewe ego.

A good nsara soup costs money.

Ofe nsara o siri tọrọ ụtọ.

Ofe nsara o siri tọrọ ụtọ.

The white soup (nsara soup) he made is delicious.

üzïzá

ụzịza

Wordụzịza
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Noun

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

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Achọrọ m ịzụ ụzịza.

Achọrọ m ịzụ ụzịza.

I want to buy West African black pepper.

Tinye ụzịza n'ofe ahụ

Tinye ụzịza n'ofe ahụ

Add West African black pepper to that soup.

Ụzịza ahụ na-afụ ụfụ n'ire.

Ụzịza ahụ na-afụ ụfụ n'ire.

That ụzịza is hot on the tongue.

Kpatara m ụzịza ma ị na-abịa.

Kpatara m ụzịza ma ị na-abịa.

Cut ụzịza for me when coming.

Nne Ada na-ere ụzịza.

Nne Ada na-ere ụzịza.

Ada's mother sells West African black pepper.

Ụzịza ahụ kpọrọ nkụ.

Ụzịza ahụ kpọrọ nkụ.

That ụzịza leaf is dry.

ḿmįmį

mmị̀mị̀

Wordmmị̀mị̀
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Noun

1.Dennettia tripetala (pepper fruit)

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Mmịmị ahụ emebiela.

Mmịmị ahụ emebiela.

That pepper fruit has spoilt.

Nna ya na-akọ mmịmị.

Nna ya na-akọ mmịmị.

His father farms pepper fruit.

O nyere anyị mmịmị na ọjị.

O nyere anyị mmịmị na ọjị.

He gave us pepper fruit and kolanut.

Onye tara mmịmị m dobere a?

Onye tara mmịmị m dobere a?

Who ate the pepperfruit I kept here?

tụ

Wordtụ
Definitions

Active verb

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

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Nnu tụrụ ofe m rachara.

Nnu tụrụ ofe m rachara.

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

Ose na-atụ nri ọbụla Aṅụrịka siri.

Ose na-atụ nri ọbụla Aṅụrịka siri.

Pepper stays moderate in any food Anurika cooks.

Onugbu tụrụ ya.

Onugbu tụrụ ya.

There is enough bitter leaf in it.

Biko kute nnu ga-atụ nri a m na-esi.

Biko kute nnu ga-atụ nri a m na-esi.

Please scoop salt that will be moderate for this food I am cooking.

Ekwela ka nnu tụọ ya nnukwu.

Ekwela ka nnu tụọ ya nnukwu.

Do not allow excess salt.

ödųéhí

ọdụ̀ehī

Wordọdụ̀ehī
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Noun

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

Variationsọdụ̀ ehī
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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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