Difference between revisions of "derica"

Latest revision as of 10:33, 5 May 2023

From: Italian brand name De Rica

I wan buy one derica of beans. — (I would like to buy a measure of beans.)
If you no shine eye well all those gboro market women go use derica nack you. — (Unless you are vigilant dubious female traders can play a fast one on you with their measurements.)

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 ==Naija==
-===Alternative forms===
-*
 ===Etymology===
-Borrowed from English derica
+From: Italian brand name  ''De Rica''
 ===Pronunciation===
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 <sm2>Pcm-ng-derica.f.ogg</sm2>
 <sm2>Pcm-ng-derica.m.ogg</sm2>
-===Frequency===
-* Frequency in NSC treebank: 0
-* Frequency rank in NSC treebank: inf
-* Frequency in raw corpus: 1
-* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 42945
-The word is used more in written texts than orally.
 ===Noun===
-derica: a tin (from a tomato paste brand, Derica) used as a unit of measuring rice/beans in shops. -- Definition in Naija?
+* Tomato cup wey de take dey measure rice or beans sell.
+:*{{ux|dv|I wan buy one '''derica''' of beans. |(I would like to buy a measure of beans.)}}
+:*{{ux|dv|If you no shine eye well all those gboro market women go use '''derica''' nack you. |(Unless you are vigilant dubious female traders can play a fast one on you with their measurements.)}}
-# Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)
-#: {{ux|dv|I wan buy one '''derica''' of beans. |(I want to buy a unit of beans.)}}
-====Derived forms====
 ====Synonyms====
-*
+[[tin]], [[congo]], [[paint rubber]]
-====Antonyms====
-*
 ====Translations====
-* English: a tin (from a tomato paste brand, Derica) used as a unit of measuring rice/beans in shops.
+* English: ''a tin''