waɓɓugo

Fula

Etymology

From Proto-Fula-Serer *gaaɓ, whence also Serer kaaɓ. Cognate with Laalaa kaaɓ (“cheek, jaw”), Wolof kaabaab (“jaw”), Saafi-Saafi kaɓaɓki (“cheek”), Bedik ɔ-hɔɓ (“cheek”).

Noun

waɓɓugo (plural gaɓɓule)

1. (Pular) cheek

Synonyms

• huupuru

Dialectal variants

• wolo
• aɓugo
• gabgal
• gaaɓugal
• sekkere

References

• Oumar Bah, Dictionnaire Pular-Français, Avec un index français-pular, Webonary.org, SIL International, 2014.