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===Etymology=== | ===Etymology=== | ||
− | + | From English: ''chewing'' and ''stick'' | |
===Pronunciation=== | ===Pronunciation=== | ||
− | * | + | * ʧùìnstîk |
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===Noun=== | ===Noun=== | ||
− | + | * Part of tree body wey de cut small small dey use [[brush]] teeth. | |
− | + | :*{{ux|dv|'''Chewing stick''' no good for teeth o.|(Teeth-cleaning twigs are not good for the teeth.}} | |
− | + | :*{{ux|dv|Na old people bin dey sabi use '''chewing stick''' before o but now guy men don dey wan [[blend]].|(Elderly people preferred to use teeth-cleaning twigs in the past but the young people just do it now to seem fashionable.)}} | |
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− | * | + | * [[brush]] |
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− | * English: | + | * English: ''Teeth-cleaning twig'' |
Latest revision as of 20:45, 3 May 2023
Naija
Etymology
From English: chewing and stick
Pronunciation
- ʧùìnstîk
Noun
- Part of tree body wey de cut small small dey use brush teeth.
- Chewing stick no good for teeth o. — (Teeth-cleaning twigs are not good for the teeth.
- Na old people bin dey sabi use chewing stick before o but now guy men don dey wan blend. — (Elderly people preferred to use teeth-cleaning twigs in the past but the young people just do it now to seem fashionable.)
Synonyms
Translations
- English: Teeth-cleaning twig