Difference between revisions of "swallow"
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− | * Food wey dey no dey use teeth chop; wey de go put for mouth push am down go belle once. | + | * Food wey dey no dey use teeth chop; wey de go put for mouth, use tongue push am down go belle once. |
:* {{ux|dv| E good sey you go cook rice for your wedding o, but arrange [[different different]] '''swallow''' for your [[village people]].|(It is okay for your to cook rice at your wedding, but get various morsels for your relatives.)}} | :* {{ux|dv| E good sey you go cook rice for your wedding o, but arrange [[different different]] '''swallow''' for your [[village people]].|(It is okay for your to cook rice at your wedding, but get various morsels for your relatives.)}} | ||
− | :* {{ux|dv| Na because we dey outside you no want chop '''swallow'''. Abeg do normal, nobody dey look you. |( | + | :* {{ux|dv| Na because we dey outside you no want chop '''swallow'''. Abeg do normal, nobody dey look you. |(Are you refusing to eat morsels because we are outside. Please behave as you will, no one is looking.)}} |
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* English: ''morsel'' | * English: ''morsel'' |
Latest revision as of 16:37, 9 March 2024
Naija
Alternative Form
Etymology
From English: swallow
Pronunciation
swǎlò
Noun
- Food wey dey no dey use teeth chop; wey de go put for mouth, use tongue push am down go belle once.
- E good sey you go cook rice for your wedding o, but arrange different different swallow for your village people. — (It is okay for your to cook rice at your wedding, but get various morsels for your relatives.)
- Na because we dey outside you no want chop swallow. Abeg do normal, nobody dey look you. — (Are you refusing to eat morsels because we are outside. Please behave as you will, no one is looking.)
Translation
- English: morsel