Igbo

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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icheku (charcoal, embers) +‎ ọkụ (fire)

Noun

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ìcheku ọkụ

  1. embers, hot coals

Further reading

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  • Michael J. C. Echeruo (2001) “iceku ökü”, in Igbo-English Dictionary: A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Igbo Language with an English-Igbo Index, Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria: Longman Nigeria Plc, →ISBN, page 68