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ọ̀sụ

Wordọ̀sụ
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Noun

1.a white, congealed ingredient used for preparing soup when grinded.

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Nne Emeka na-ere ọsụ.

Nne Emeka na-ere ọsụ.

Emeka's mother sells osu.

Biko zụtara m ọsụ ozo, nke a agaghị ezu.

Biko zụtara m ọsụ ozo, nke a agaghị ezu.

Please buy osu for me again, this one will not be enough.

Ọsụ na-acha ọcha.

Ọsụ na-acha ọcha.

Ọsụ is whitish.

Ọsụ ahụ akọrọ nke ọma.

Ọsụ ahụ akọrọ nke ọma.

That ọsụ didn't dry well.

Aga m etinye ọsụ n'ofe egwusi ahụ.

Aga m etinye ọsụ n'ofe egwusi ahụ.

I will add osu in that melon soup.

Kedu ihe mere i ji wee kwọọ ọsụ ahụ?

Kedu ihe mere i ji wee kwọọ ọsụ ahụ?

Why did you grind that ọsụ?

Nne m ji ọsụ sie ofe egusi ahụ.

Nne m ji ọsụ sie ofe egusi ahụ.

My mother used ọsụ to cook that melon soup.

ńtüöchá

ntụọcha

Wordntụọcha
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Noun

1.a white addictive drug gotten from coca, commonly classified as an illegal stimulant

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Ahịa ntụọcha na-enye ọtụtụ ego.

Ahịa ntụọcha na-enye ọtụtụ ego.

Cocaine business gives a lot of money.

Ntụọcha o loro gbapuru ya n'afọ.

Ntụọcha o loro gbapuru ya n'afọ.

The cocaine he swallowed exploded in his stomach

Enweghị m ike iso ha buo ntụọcha.

Enweghị m ike iso ha buo ntụọcha.

I will never join them in pushing cocaine.

Ntụọcha emebiela ndụ ọtụtụ mmadụ.

Ntụọcha emebiela ndụ ọtụtụ mmadụ.

Cocaine has ruined many lives.

A na-eji ntụọcha eme ọgwụ ụfọdụ.

A na-eji ntụọcha eme ọgwụ ụfọdụ.

Cocaine is used in making some medicine.

Ha na-ebu agha megide ntụọcha na ọgwụike ndị ozo.

Ha na-ebu agha megide ntụọcha na ọgwụike ndị ozo.

They are waging a war against cocaine and other hard drugs.

E jidere ya ebe o bu ntụọcha.

E jidere ya ebe o bu ntụọcha.

He was caught in possession of cocaine.

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alọ̀m̀

Wordalọ̀m̀
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Noun

1.a white rock that dissolves in water, used to purify things or for other health-related issues.

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Ọ bụru na mmiri adịghị ọcha, e tinye alọm na ya.

Ọ bụru na mmiri adịghị ọcha, e tinye alọm na ya.

If water is not pure, alum is added to it.

Weta alọm ahụ dị n'elu oche.

Weta alọm ahụ dị n'elu oche.

Bring that alum on the chair.

E ji alọm asacha ejula.

E ji alọm asacha ejula.

Alum is used to wash snail.

Ndị ọrụ ahụike na-ejikwa alọm arụ ọrụ.

Ndị ọrụ ahụike na-ejikwa alọm arụ ọrụ.

Health workers also work with alum.

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ọ̀cha

Wordọ̀cha
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Noun

1.the color, white;

2.fair in complexion;

3.clean [of a cloth]

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Nke gị dị ọcha mana nke m dị oji.

Nke gị dị ọcha mana nke m dị oji.

Yours is white but mine is black.

Nye m nke ọcha.

Nye m nke ọcha.

Give me the white one.

Onye nwe ụgbọala ọcha a?

Onye nwe ụgbọala ọcha a?

Who has this white car?

Eze m dị ọcha

Eze m dị ọcha

My teeth are clean.

O yi akwa ọcha.

O yi akwa ọcha.

She is wearing a white dress.

Uwe m dị ọcha.

Uwe m dị ọcha.

My cloth is clean.

Ọ chara ọcha ka nne ya.

Ọ chara ọcha ka nne ya.

She is as fair as the mother.

Nye m ndị niile dị ọcha.

Nye m ndị niile dị ọcha.

Give me all the white ones.

Nneka dị ọcha.

Nneka dị ọcha.

Nneka is fair.

örübèkéè

ọrụbèkeè

Wordọrụbèkeè
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Noun

1.white collar job; civil service

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Nna m rụrụ ọrụ bekee afọ iri atọ.

Nna m rụrụ ọrụ bekee afọ iri atọ.

My dad had a white collar job for thirty years.

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ǹsara

Wordǹsara
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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.

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ọcha

Wordọcha
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Adjective

1.fair, light (complexion or color)

2.white

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Ha were ya n'ọrụ maka na ọ dị ọcha.

Ha were ya n'ọrụ maka na ọ dị ọcha.

They employed her because she is fair in complexion.

Ụlọ ọcha ahụ bụ nke m.

Ụlọ ọcha ahụ bụ nke m.

The white house is mine.

Ụmụ ya niile na-acha ọcha.

Ụmụ ya niile na-acha ọcha.

All her children are fair in complexion.

Naanị ụmụnwaanyị ọcha na-amasị ya.

Naanị ụmụnwaanyị ọcha na-amasị ya.

Only fair complexioned women interests him.

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ụkpà

Wordụkpà
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Noun

1.a nut with a hard, black shell and a white nut inside of it; African walnut

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nwú gbàà

nwu gbàà

Wordnwu gbàà
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Active verb

1.shine, glitter, very brightly; be very white

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M sụchaa akwa a, ọ ga-enwu gbaa.

M sụchaa akwa a, ọ ga-enwu gbaa.

After I wash this cloth, it will be bright.

Afere ya na-enwu gbaa.

Afere ya na-enwu gbaa.

His plate glitters.

Lee ya, iyeri m na-enwu gbaa.

Lee ya, iyeri m na-enwu gbaa.

Look at it, my ring is glittering.

O nwuo gbaa, ị mara na ị sachara ya nke ọma.

O nwuo gbaa, ị mara na ị sachara ya nke ọma.

If it shines brightly, you know you wash it properly.

Ụgbọala ya nwuru gbaa oge a asachara ya.

Ụgbọala ya nwuru gbaa oge a asachara ya.

His car shined after it was washed.

Ntutuisi mmadụ inwu gbaa na-egosi ịdị ọcha.

Ntutuisi mmadụ inwu gbaa na-egosi ịdị ọcha.

A person's hair shines to show a person's purity.

Ihe a achọghị inwu gbaa n'agbanyeghị na m asachala ya ọtụtụ ugboro

Ihe a achọghị inwu gbaa n'agbanyeghị na m asachala ya ọtụtụ ugboro

This thing has refused to shine brightly despite the fact that I have washed it a number of times.

A chọrọ m nke na-enwu gbaa.

A chọrọ m nke na-enwu gbaa.

I want the one that is glittering.

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ụ̀tàzị̀

Wordụ̀tàzị̀
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Noun

1.a type of bitter vegetable used in cooking white soup (Gongronema latifolia)

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Chinwe ji ụtazị sie ofe nsala.

Chinwe ji ụtazị sie ofe nsala.

Chinwe prepared nsala soup with ụtazị.

Anyị ji ụtazị esi ji mmiriọkụ.

Anyị ji ụtazị esi ji mmiriọkụ.

We use utazi in cooking yam peppersoup.

Ụtazị na-elu ilu.

Ụtazị na-elu ilu.

Utazi is bitter.

Anyị nwere ụtazị n'ezi anyị.

Anyị nwere ụtazị n'ezi anyị.

We have utazi in our compound.

Ụtazị ka e ji mee ọgwụ ahụ.

Ụtazị ka e ji mee ọgwụ ahụ.

Ụtazi was used to prepare that medicine.

Anyị ji ụtazị esi ji mmiri ọkụ.

Anyị ji ụtazị esi ji mmiri ọkụ.

We use ụtazị in cooking yam pepper soup.

Chinwe ji ụtazị sie ofe nsara.

Chinwe ji ụtazị sie ofe nsara.

Chinwe prepared nsala soup with ụtazị.

Anyị nwere ụtazị n'ezi anyị.

Anyị nwere ụtazị n'ezi anyị.

We have ụtazị in our compound.

Zụtara mụ ụtazị ma ị gaa ahịa.

Zụtara mụ ụtazị ma ị gaa ahịa.

Buy ụtazi for me when you go to market.

Onye hopụrụ ụtazị m?

Onye hopụrụ ụtazị m?

Who rooted away my ụtazị?

Ụtazị na-ekpo ekpo.

Ụtazị na-ekpo ekpo.

Ụtazị is peppery.

Ụtazị dị ụkọ n'ahịa.

Ụtazị dị ụkọ n'ahịa.

Utazi is scare at the market.

Ụtazị bara m n'anya.

Ụtazị bara m n'anya.

Ụtazị entered my eyes.

Ada na-ere ụtazị.

Ada na-ere ụtazị.

Ada sells utazi.

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