Boko

See also: boko, bòkò, and bōkō

English

Etymology 1

From a word in the Boko language.

Proper noun

Boko

1. A people of Benin and Nigeria.
2. (linguistics) A Mande language spoken by the Boko people.

   Synonym: Boo

Translations

Mande language of Benin and Nigeria

• French: boko (fr) m, boo (fr) m

Noun

Boko (plural Bokos)

1. A member of the Boko people.

   Synonym: Boo

Etymology 2

A shortening of Boko Haram.

Proper noun

Boko

1. Boko Haram.

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

Boko

1. A town in the Niangoloko Department, Comoé Province, in southwestern Burkina Faso.

Translations

town in Burkina Faso

• French: Boko m

Etymology 4

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

Boko

1. A district in the Pool region of southeastern Republic of the Congo.

Translations

district in Republic of the Congo

• French: Boko m

Etymology 5

Borrowed from Hausa boko.

Proper noun

Boko

1. The Latin script alphabet used for the Hausa language.

Anagrams

• Koob, book, kobo

French

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

Boko m

1. Boko (a town in Burkina Faso)

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

Boko m

1. Boko (a district of the Republic of the Congo)