ṣokoto
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Yoruba
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ṣòkòtò
- pants, trousers
- Synonym: ṣọ́ọ́rọ́
- àwínná-owó kò yẹni, àgbàwọ̀ ọ ṣòkòtò kò yẹ ọmọ ènìyàn(proverb on self-sufficiency)
- Borrowing money to spend does not befit a person, just as borrowing trousers to wear does not befit a human being
Derived terms
[edit]- ṣòkòtò dígò (“underwear”)
- ṣòkòtò kẹ̀m̀bẹ̀ (“A type of long pants type with large and loose sleeves”)
- ṣòkòtò kúkúrú (“shorts”)
- ṣòkòtò nàǹgúdù (“A type of trousers borrowed from the Hausa”)
- ṣòkòtò péńpé (“boxer shorts”)