ponmo

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Yoruba pọ̀nmọ́.

Noun

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ponmo (uncountable)

  1. (Nigeria) Cowhide, or a dish made thereof.
    • 2012, Steve Carlos, Behind the Firing Line:
      'No meat!' The Nigerian, who grew up knowing that ponmo or cowskin was popular on the menu list back home, heard the Chadians carry on, and pretending there was nothing scary about the promotion of ponmo as a national delicacy, replied suavely, 'Meat certainly is not all a man lives for, or is it, gentlemen?'