igbo

See also: Igbo

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iɡ.bo/

Noun

igbo m (uncountable)

1. Igbo (language)

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 àyà ― He 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

• agbo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ī.ɡ͡bō/

Noun

igbo

1. Alternative form of agbo (“circle, group”)

Etymology 5

Igbó

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 igbó ― The 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”)

 

Related terms

• aginjù (“wilderness”)
• dájì (“jungle”)
• ẹgàn (“virgin forest”)

Etymology 6

Igbó

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 igbó ― They are smoking marijuana

Derived terms

• amugbó (“drug addict, smoker”)

Etymology 7

Ìgbó

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ì.ɡ͡bó/

Noun

ìgbó

1. the plant Solanum incanum