apolo

Naija

Etymology

From: The Apollo name was coined from when an epidemic of the disease was first recognised in Ghana when the United States (US) launched the Apollo XI spacecraft. The Nigeria government blamed the space mission for the epidemic and actually sought compensation from the US for the suffering the illness caused. It was thought that the dust kicked up by the moon mission was responsible for the infection. (https://stedmundseyehospital.com/what-is-apollo/)

Pronunciation

  • àpólò

Play Play

Noun

  • Someting wey dey do person for eye make im eye red con dey pain am join.
  • I tell you sey Musa get apolo na. Im eye swell up o.  — (Egbokhare_2020. I told you that Musa has conjunctivitis. His eyes are swollen.)
  • As harmattan time don start, apolo don come be dat. People eyes go soon begin dey red.  — (NSC_2020. With the change in weather to harmattan, conjunctivitis will soon be rampant.)

Translations

  • English: conjunctivitis