dyogo

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From English jug.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒo.ɡo/, /ɟo.ɡo/

Noun

dyogo

1. A jug.
   • 1936, Melville J. Herskovits, Frances S. Herskovits, Suriname folk-lore‎^[1], New York: Columbia University Press, page 424:

     Ɛn tɛ a kɩs' na mɔni, dą' a pɔt' 'a mɔni na ɩni wąn dyɔgo.

     And when he got the money, he put the money in a jug.

2. A beer bottle with a volume of one litre.