Difference between revisions of "devilbeans"
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| − | * English: ''an itching creeper'' | + | * English: ''an itching creeper'', ''Mucuna pruriens'' |
Latest revision as of 22:29, 28 February 2024
Naija
Alternative forms
Etymology
From: English devilbeans (Mucuna pruriens)
Pronunciation
- dɛ́vúbîns
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