ugba

English

Noun

ugba (uncountable)

  1. A Nigerian condiment made from fermented African oil bean seeds (Pentaclethra macrophylla).

Anagrams

Yoruba

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

Cognate with Igala ùgbà

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ù.ɡ͡bà/
  • (Ekiti) IPA(key): /ʊ̀.ɡ͡bà/

Noun

ùgbà

  1. (Ijebu, Ekiti) time, occasion
    Synonyms: àsìkò, àkókò
  2. (Ijebu, Ekiti) season
    Synonym: sáà
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Proto-Yoruboid *ʊ-gbá, cognate with Yoruba igbá, Igbo ụgbā.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ū.ɡ͡bá/
  • (Ekiti) IPA(key): /ʊ̄.ɡ͡bá/

Noun

ugbá

  1. (Ekiti, Ijebu, Ondo) calabash, the plant Lagenaria siceraria
Derived terms
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