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olodo

Nigerian Pidgin edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Yoruba olódo (“a dunce, one who is not intelligent”).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

olódo or olodo

  1. a dunce, a stupid person

Yoruba edit

Etymology 1 edit

oní- (“one who possesses”) +‎ òdo (“zero”)

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

olódo

  1. (sometimes offensive) a dunce, a stupid person, one who receives poor grades
Descendants edit
  • → Nigerian Pidgin: olodo

Etymology 2 edit

oní- (“one who possesses”) +‎ odó (“mortar”)

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

olódó

  1. a seller, owner, bearer or maker of mortars
Derived terms edit
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