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
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