kponkpon

Naija

Etymology

From: Yoruba kponkpon

Pronunciation

• kpɔ́nkpɔ́n

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Noun

1. Big pan wey people wey dey work for construction site to take carry sand for head.

   • I no fit see all di kponkpon wey una keep for dis place.  — (I can not find all the head-pan you guys kept here.)

2. Person wey im work na to dey carry sand and cement with pan for construction site.

   • You fit follow us go site today? Dem go pay you 2k if you fit do kponkpon today.  — (Can you accompany us to the construction site? You'll be paid a sum of #2,000 if you can work as a bricklayer for a day.)

Synonyms

• konkri

Translations

• English: head-pan, bricklayer