Sokoto

See also: ŝokoto

English

Etymology

From Hausa Sakkwato.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: So‧ko‧to

Proper noun

Sokoto

1. A state of Nigeria in the North West geopolitical zone. Capital and largest city: Sokoto City.
   • 2023, Stephen Buoro, The Five Sorrowful Mysteries of Andy Africa, Bloomsbury Circus, page 130:

     It rains almost everywhere, even in Sokoto, where you can practically smell the Sahara.

2. A city, the state capital of Sokoto State, Nigeria.
3. (historical) A former caliphate in West Africa centred on the city of Sokoto; extant from 1804 to 1903.

Anagrams

• kotoos

Yoruba

Etymology

From Hausa Sakkwato, said to ultimately be from Arabic سُوق (sūq)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /só.kó.tó/

Proper noun

Sókótó

1. (historical) the Sokoto Caliphate
2. A state of Nigeria in the North West geopolitical zone. Capital and largest city: Sokoto.