kolekole

Yoruba

Alternative forms

  • kólìkólì

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kó.lè.kó.lè/

Noun

kólèkólè

  1. Crinifer piscator (western plantain-eater)

Etymology 2

Reduplication of kólé (“to gather (the contents) of a house, to rob a house”, literally “One who robs a house”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kó.lé.kó.lé/

Noun

kólékólé

  1. burglar, robber
    Synonyms: fọ́léfọ́lé, olè
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