kolekole

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Yoruba[edit]

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Etymology 1[edit]

Ẹyẹ kólekóle ní Gáńbíà.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

kólekóle

  1. Crinifer piscator (western plantain-eater)

Etymology 2[edit]

Reduplication of kólé (“to gather (the contents) of a house, to rob a house”, literally “One who robs a house”)

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

kólékólé

  1. burglar, robber
    Synonyms: fọ́léfọ́lé, olè
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