jẹun sapo

Yoruba

Etymology

From jẹun (“to eat”) +‎ sí (“towards”) +‎ àpò (“pocket”), literally “to enrich one's pocket”, modelled on jẹun síkùn (“to eat well”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɛ̄.ũ̄ sá.k͡pò/

Verb

jẹun sápò

1. (neologism, informal) to collect bribes