bɔbɔ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bobo"

Krio

Etymology 1

Borrowed from a West African language. Compare Nigerian Pidgin bobo (“boy, boyfriend”), Adangme bɔbɔ (“little boy”) and Vai bɔbɔ (“little”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɔ̀.bɔ́/

Noun

bɔ̀bɔ́

  1. boy
    Coordinate term: titi
    Dì bɔ̀bɔ́ lɛ̂k dì tìtí. ― The boy likes the girl.

Etymology 2

Compare Jamaican Creole bobo (“a kind of fish”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɔ́.bɔ̀/

Noun

bɔ́bɔ̀

  1. a kind of fish that is slippery

Etymology 3

Compare Yoruba gbó (“old, to ripen”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɔ́.bɔ́/

Noun

bɔ́bɔ́

  1. a kind of bread that does not soak in water
  2. (figurative) a headstrong person

References

  1. ^ Fyle, Clifford N., Jones, Eldred D. (1980) A Krio-English dictionary, USA: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 44
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