devilbeans

Naija

Alternative forms

• devilbins

Etymology

From: English devilbeans (Mucuna pruriens)

Pronunciation

• dɛ́vúbîns

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Noun

• Plant wey fit scratch scratch person body if person touch am.

• Na devil beans be dat.  — (That is an itching creeper.)
• If devil beans touch your body, you go scratch body die.  — (If the devil beans touches your body, you will seriously scratch your body.)

Translations

• English: an itching creeper, Mucuna pruriens