Difference between revisions of "abolo"

 
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==Naija==
 
==Naija==
 
===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
From: ''unknown''
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From: Edoid ''a-bolo'' meaning ''to peel''
  
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
abólò
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*àbólò
 
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<sm2>Pcm-ng-abolo.f.ogg</sm2>
===Definition===
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<sm2>Pcm-ng-abolo.m.ogg</sm2>
Head wey hair no dey
 
  
 
===Noun===
 
===Noun===
#:*{{ux|dv|See di guy '''gorimakpa''' e be like mirror.|(See the man's head shaved clean like a mirror.)}}
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* Head wey de barb reach ground wey be sey de don comot all di hair.
#:*{{ux|dv|Obodo don old o e hair don dey turn '''gorimakpa'''.|(Obodo is old, his hair is turning bald.)}}
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:*{{ux|dv|Na so so '''abolo''' Johnson dey barb.|(NSC_2020, It is always a clean-shaven hair that Johnson cuts.)}}
 
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:*{{ux|dv|People dey [[believe]] sey guy wey dey barb '''abolo''' na [[baddo]].|(NSC_2020, The general belief is that any guy keeps a bald haircut is a bad guy.)}}
===Related forms===
 
  
 
====Synonym====
 
====Synonym====
[[abolo]], [[akpan]]
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[[gorimakpa]], [[akpan]]
  
 
====Translation====
 
====Translation====
*English: bald head
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*English: ''bald head''

Latest revision as of 21:42, 6 February 2024

Naija

Etymology

From: Edoid a-bolo meaning to peel

Pronunciation

  • àbólò

Play Play

Noun

  • Head wey de barb reach ground wey be sey de don comot all di hair.
  • Na so so abolo Johnson dey barb.  — (NSC_2020, It is always a clean-shaven hair that Johnson cuts.)
  • People dey believe sey guy wey dey barb abolo na baddo.  — (NSC_2020, The general belief is that any guy keeps a bald haircut is a bad guy.)

Synonym

gorimakpa, akpan

Translation

  • English: bald head