police

Naija

Etymology

From: English police

Pronunciation

• pòlíːs

Noun

• People wey be sey law give power to protect people life and deir property.

• Highway robbers kill di police man.  — (Egbokhare_2021, The robbers on the highway killed the police man)
• Police don dey try tey-tey to gbab Melaye but im don escape before dem fit pick am up more than once.  — (bbc__82421, The police has been trying to arrest Melaye but he escaped before being re-arrested.)

Synonym

• popo, ekelebe, kalampo

Translation

• English: police