qorqorro

Sidamo

Etymology

Borrowed from Amharic ቆርቆሮ (ḳorḳoro).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʼoɾˈkʼoɾːo/
  • Hyphenation: qor‧qor‧ro

Noun

qorqorro f 

  1. tin
  2. can, container

References

  • Gizaw Shimelis, editor (2007), “qorqorro”, in Sidaama-Amharic-English dictionary, Addis Ababa: Sidama Information and Culture department
  • Ruth Kramer, Anbessa Teferra (2020) “Gender switch in Sidaama”, in Brill's journal of Afroasiatic languages and linguistics, volume 12, page 306