Oyinbo
See also: oyinbo
Yoruba edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
A folk etymology states it is from ò- (“nominalizing prefix”) + yìn (“to scratch”) + bó (“to peel”), literally “The ones who have have scratched and peeled off skin”.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Òyìnbó
- white person, Caucasian, European
- (sometimes derogatory) A black person who has adopted a European lifestyle or traits
Derived terms edit
- ẹ̀fọ́-òyìnbó (“Basella alba”)
- igi-òyìnbó (“potato tree”)
- iyọ̀ òyìnbó (“sugar”)
- oníṣègùn-òyìnbó (“medical doctor”)
- ọ̀pẹ̀-òyìnbó (“pineapple”)
- àkàrà òyìnbó (“cake”)
- èdè òyìnbó (“Any European language”)
- ìdò-òyìnbó (“canna lily”)
- ìgbá-òyìnbó (“eggplant”)
- ìlá òyìnbó (“Urena lobata”)
- ìlú òyìnbó (“the Western world”)
- òro-òyìnbó (“Bitter orange”)