gbosa

Naija

Alternative forms

• 22-25 0.85 6, nyansh 0.85 5, 1-8 0.85 9, grounded 0.84 7, petra 0.84 8, 1-11 0.84 13, 1-23 0.84 6, nkem 0.84 5, 1-20 0.84 6

Etymology

Borrowed from English gbosa

Pronunciation

• gbòzà

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Frequency

• Frequency in NSC treebank: 2
• Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 1902
• Frequency in raw corpus: 8
• Frequency rank in raw corpus: 8755

The word is used more orally than in written texts.

Interjection

gbosa: 1.a sound of explosion , 2. forceful contact -- Definition in Naija?

1. Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)

   1. As we see di soldiers dey come, wetin we hear na gbosaǃ Dem don kill di man. 2. As e slap am, wetin we hear na Gbosa!  — no translation

Synonyms

• 22-25 0.85 6, nyansh 0.85 5, 1-8 0.85 9, grounded 0.84 7, petra 0.84 8, 1-11 0.84 13, 1-23 0.84 6, nkem 0.84 5, 1-20 0.84 6

Antonyms

• 22-25 0.85 6, nyansh 0.85 5, 1-8 0.85 9, grounded 0.84 7, petra 0.84 8, 1-11 0.84 13, 1-23 0.84 6, nkem 0.84 5, 1-20 0.84 6

Translations

• English: 1.a sound of explosion , 2. forceful contact

Noun

gbosa: no definition, applause -- Definition in Naija?

1. - (frequency:2)

   Fear grab Okonkwo, e remove im cutlass, waya am gbosa.  — (katakata__60, __no translation__)

   Na for 2014 Dana plane bin gbosa crash for Iju- Ishaga Community for Lagos kill 153 passengers wey dey inside and 10 persons wey di plane jam for ground.  — (bbc__70783, __no translation__)

Synonyms

• 22-25 0.85 6, nyansh 0.85 5, 1-8 0.85 9, grounded 0.84 7, petra 0.84 8, 1-11 0.84 13, 1-23 0.84 6, nkem 0.84 5, 1-20 0.84 6

Antonyms

• 22-25 0.85 6, nyansh 0.85 5, 1-8 0.85 9, grounded 0.84 7, petra 0.84 8, 1-11 0.84 13, 1-23 0.84 6, nkem 0.84 5, 1-20 0.84 6

Translations

• English: no definition, applause