Difference between revisions of "ashawo"
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==Naija== | ==Naija== | ||
===Etymology=== | ===Etymology=== | ||
− | From: Yoruba ''ase''(person) + ''owo''(money) | + | From: Yoruba ''ase'' (person) + ''owo''(money) |
===Pronunciation=== | ===Pronunciation=== |
Revision as of 16:37, 30 November 2020
Naija
Etymology
From: Yoruba ase (person) + owo(money)
Pronunciation
- àʃáwó
Frequency
- Frequency in NSC treebank: 0
- Frequency rank in NSC treebank: inf
- Frequency in raw corpus: 28
- Frequency rank in raw corpus: 4504
The word is used more in written texts than orally.
Noun
ashawo: prostitute -- Definition in Naija?
- Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)
- E be ashawo. — (She is a prostitute.)
- - (frequency:23)
- Hai from dat side, dem dey call me papa ashawo. — (ONI_04_Women_M__48, Hey ! from that side they call me ' father of prostitutes'.)
- Dem build am for area wia ashawo dey patrol wella. — (bbc__33343, __no translation__)
- conj (frequency:2)
- Ashawo, lesbian. — (JOS_06_Ear-Piercing_DG__132, Prostitutes, lesbians...)
- PIUS UTOMI EKPEI/AFP/Getty Images Sex workers whether dem be ashawo or any name dem dey call dem for your side dey face plenty palava as dem dey hustle. — (bbc__80270, __no translation__)
Derived forms
Synonyms
- labourer 0.76 9, clerical 0.74 8, part-time 0.72 13, houseboy 0.70 7, nofap 0.69 5, potiphar 0.67 11, electrician 0.66 8, boda 0.65 8, arp 0.65 7
Antonyms
- labourer 0.76 9, clerical 0.74 8, part-time 0.72 13, houseboy 0.70 7, nofap 0.69 5, potiphar 0.67 11, electrician 0.66 8, boda 0.65 8, arp 0.65 7
Translations
- English: prostitute