wroko

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Sranan Tongo

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Etymology

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    From English work.

    Verb

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    wroko

    1. to work, be employed
    2. to process (to treat food or natural substances as a part of an industrial operation)
      den e wroko tyen.
      they process sugarcane.

    Usage notes

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    • Sense 2 is used with the following words: tyen (sugarcane), udu (wood), gowtu (gold), bauxiet (bauxite), gron (ground, field), sarasara (shrimp), fisi (fish).[1]

    Noun

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    wroko

    1. work, job, occupation, profession

    Derived terms

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    References

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    1. ^ Wilner, John, editor (2003-2007), “wroko”, in Languages of Suriname, 5th edition, SIL International, Sranan-English Dictionary