fukufuku

Naija

Alternative forms

• fuku

Etymology

from Yoruba fùkú

Pronunciation

• fùkùfùkù

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Noun

• Wetin dey for animal body wey dey control sey di animal dey breat.

• Go look fuku

Translations

English: lungs

Adverb

1. As someting dey do wey be sey e get get small small hole inside am wey be sey if you press am finish con leave am, e go con go dey dey as e dey before you press am.

   • Di cloth dey do fukufuku as I dey squeeze am .  — (The cloth was spongy as I was squeezing it.)

2. Sey person dey breat with power.

   • After di man fall from di upstair, e just dey breat fukufuku.  —  (After the man fell from the storey building, he was struggling to breathe.)

Translations

English: spongy

Adjective

• Make someting soft con get small small hole inside am wey be sey if you press finish e go still dey as e dey before you press am.

• Di bread wey de dey sell for dat shop wey near junction dey fukufuku well well.  — (The bread sold at the shop by the junction is really soft.)

Translations

• English: spongy , soft