gorimakpa

Naija

Etymology

From Yoruba: ge (cut), ori (head) and pa (bare) to Igbo gorimakpa (bald).

Pronunciation

gōrímákpá

Noun

Head wey hair no dey

See di guy gorimakpa e be like mirror.  — (See the man's head shaved clean like a mirror.)

Obodo don old o e hair don dey turn gorimakpa.  — (Obodo is old, his head is turning bald.)

Related forms

Synonym

abolo, akpan

Translation

• English: bald head