ajẹpako

Yoruba

Etymology

From a- (“agent prefix”) +‎ jẹ (“to eat”) +‎ pákó (“wooden plank”), literally “wooden plank eater”

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ā.d͡ʒɛ̄.k͡pá.kó/

Noun

ajẹpákó

1. (informal, slang) person from an unprivileged background; a person that hustles

   Antonym: ajẹbọ́tà

Descendants

• → Nigerian Pidgin: ajepako, ajekpako
  • → English: ajepako, ajekpako