olodo

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Nigerian Pidgin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Yoruba olódo (“a dunce, one who is not intelligent”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

olódo or olodo

  1. a dunce, a stupid person

Yoruba[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

oní- (“one who possesses”) +‎ òdo (“zero”)

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

olódo

  1. (sometimes offensive) a dunce, a stupid person, one who receives poor grades
Descendants[edit]
  • → Nigerian Pidgin: olodo

Etymology 2[edit]

oní- (“one who possesses”) +‎ odó (“mortar”)

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

olódó

  1. a seller, owner, bearer or maker of mortars
Derived terms[edit]
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