olodo

Nigerian Pidgin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /o.ló.do/

Noun

olódo or olodo

1. a dunce, a stupid person

Yoruba

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ō.ló.ꜜdō/

Noun

olódo

1. (sometimes offensive) a dunce, a stupid person, one who receives poor grades

Descendants

• → Nigerian Pidgin: olodo

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ō.ló.dó/

Noun

olódó

1. a seller, owner, bearer or maker of mortars

Derived terms

• Olódó