igbo

See also: Igbo

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /iɡ.bo/

Noun

igbo m (uncountable)

  1. Igbo (language)

Nigerian Pidgin

Etymology

Borrowed from Yoruba igbó.

Noun

igbo

  1. marijuana, weed
    Make them fast arrest person wey dey sell igbo for your grandma.They should quickly arrest the person who is selling weed to your grandma.

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈiɡbo/ [ˈiɣ̞.β̞o]
  • Rhymes: -iɡbo
  • Syllabification: ig‧bo

Adjective

igbo m or f (masculine and feminine plural igbo or igbos)

  1. Igbo

Noun

igbo m or f by sense (plural igbos or igbo)

  1. Igbo

Noun

igbo m (uncountable)

  1. Igbo

Yoruba

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ì.ɡ͡bò/

Noun

ìgbò

  1. headbutt
    Synonym: gídígbò
    ó sẹ̀ mí ní ìgbò ní àyàHe gave me a headbutt me in the chest

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ì.ɡ͡bò/

Noun

ìgbò

  1. A large headed bird, identified as a species of hornbill in the family Bucerotidae
    Synonyms: àgbìgbò, ògbìgbò

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ī.ɡ͡bō/

Noun

igbo

  1. a long whip
    Synonyms: pàṣán; kòbókò; ẹgba; patiyẹ; ọrẹ́, ìlágbà; àtorìn; bílálà

Etymology 4

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ī.ɡ͡bō/

Noun

igbo

  1. alternative form of agbo (circle, group)

Etymology 5

Probably from Proto-Yoruboid *ú-gbó. Cognate with Urhobo égbó, Edo ẹgbo, Igbo ugbō

Alternative forms

  • ugbó

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ī.ɡ͡bó/

Noun

igbó

  1. forest, bush, grove
    Synonym: ìgbẹ́
    àwọn ọdẹ ń dẹ igbóThe hunters are hunting in the forest
Derived terms
  • alábojútó-igbó (forester)
  • aṣọ́gbó (forest ranger)
  • igbó àsọlọ́jọ̀ (forest reserve)
  • Igbóbì (town in Lagos)
  • wogbó-wogbó (forest ranger)
  • àmójútó-igbó (forest management)
  • Ìjẹ̀bú-Igbó (an Ìjẹ̀bú town)
  • ìmọ̀ ìtọ́jú-igbó (forestry)

Etymology 6

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ī.ɡ͡bó/

Noun

igbó

  1. a general term for recreational drugs (in particular) Indian hemp, marijuana, and Cannabis sativa
    Synonyms: (slang) ẹja, (slang) ọjà
    wọ́n ń mu igbóThey are smoking marijuana
Derived terms
  • amugbó (drug addict, smoker)

Etymology 7

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ì.ɡ͡bó/

Noun

ìgbó

  1. the plant Solanum incanum