Yoruba

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Ìgbáyẹ̀kẹ̀tẹ̀

Etymology

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From ìgbá (eggplant, garden egg) +‎ yẹ̀kẹ̀tẹ̀ (an ideophone describing a physical entity being large, loose, soft, fragile and heavy), literally large and heavy garden egg

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ì.ɡ͡bá.jɛ̀.kɛ̀.tɛ̀/

Noun

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ìgbáyẹ̀kẹ̀tẹ̀

  1. cassava, manioc
    Synonyms: gbágùúdá, ẹ̀gẹ́, pákí, lábíríkánná, iṣu-nìkàn-kọ́niyán