Oyinbo
See also: oyinbo
Yoruba
Alternative forms
- Èèbó, Èyìnbó, Èrìbó
Etymology
A folk etymology states it is from ò- (“nominalizing prefix”) + yìn (“to scratch”) + bó (“to peel”), literally “The ones who have have scratched and peeled off skin”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ò.jĩ̀.bó/
Noun
Òyìnbó
- white person, European
- (sometimes derogatory) A black person who has adopted a European lifestyle or traits
Derived terms
- ẹ̀fọ́-òyìnbó (“Malabar spinach (Basella alba)”)
- igi-òyìnbó (“potato tree (Solanum spp.)”)
- iyọ̀ òyìnbó (“sugar”)
- oníṣègùn-òyìnbó (“medical doctor”)
- ọ̀pẹ̀-òyìnbó (“pineapple”)
- àkàrà òyìnbó (“cake”)
- èdè òyìnbó (“Any European language”)
- ìdò-òyìnbó (“canna lily (Canna spp.)”)
- ìgbá-òyìnbó (“eggplant (Solanum melongens”)
- ìlá òyìnbó (“Congo just (Urena lobata)”)
- ìlú òyìnbó (“the Western world”)
- òro-òyìnbó (“bitter orange (Citrus spp.)”)
- Òyìnbóhàngbà (“White people improve the season (Ìlàjẹ name)”)
- Ùgbàyìnbóhàn (“the season of the Whites is favorable (Ìlàjẹ name)”)