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Etymology 1[edit]
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gbàù
- (of a sound) explosive; eruptive
- Bọ́ǹbù bú gbàù ― The bomb exploded
- Òkè Nyiragongo bú gbàù ― Nyiragongo erupted
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Etymology 2[edit]
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gbáú
- (used with dá (“to break”)) snapping; breaking suddenly
- Igi dá gbáú bí igi ìṣáná ― The tree snapped like a matchstick