Difference between revisions of "alligator pepper"
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===Pronunciation=== | ===Pronunciation=== | ||
| − | * | + | * àlɪ̀gétɔ́pɛ́pɛ̀ |
<sm2>Pcm-ng-alligator pepper.f.ogg</sm2> | <sm2>Pcm-ng-alligator pepper.f.ogg</sm2> | ||
| − | <sm2>Pcm-ng-alligator pepper.m.ogg</sm2> | + | <sm2>Pcm-ng-alligator pepper.m.ogg</sm2> |
===Noun=== | ===Noun=== | ||
| − | Small small seed wey dey | + | * Small small seed wey dey pepper for person [[mouth]] when de begin chew am. |
:*{{ux|dv|Hope you know na '''alligator pepper''' dem dey chop if person dey vomit. |(Egbokhare_2021, I guess you know that it is that vomiting can be stopped by eating the spicy seed.)}} | :*{{ux|dv|Hope you know na '''alligator pepper''' dem dey chop if person dey vomit. |(Egbokhare_2021, I guess you know that it is that vomiting can be stopped by eating the spicy seed.)}} | ||
| − | :*{{ux|dv|E bring '''alligator''' | + | :*{{ux|dv|E bring '''alligator pepper''' and kola, them carry am round make everybody see, come give am back to am. |(katakata__102, He brought out the spicy seed and kolanut, and it was passed around for everyone to see before it was returned.)}} |
====Translations==== | ====Translations==== | ||
* English: ''spicy seed that is of the Aframomum danielli, citratum and exscapump species'' | * English: ''spicy seed that is of the Aframomum danielli, citratum and exscapump species'' | ||
Latest revision as of 11:01, 14 February 2024
Naija
Etymology
From: English alligator and pepper
Pronunciation
- àlɪ̀gétɔ́pɛ́pɛ̀
Noun
- Small small seed wey dey pepper for person mouth when de begin chew am.
- Hope you know na alligator pepper dem dey chop if person dey vomit. — (Egbokhare_2021, I guess you know that it is that vomiting can be stopped by eating the spicy seed.)
- E bring alligator pepper and kola, them carry am round make everybody see, come give am back to am. — (katakata__102, He brought out the spicy seed and kolanut, and it was passed around for everyone to see before it was returned.)
Translations
- English: spicy seed that is of the Aframomum danielli, citratum and exscapump species