igọ
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Yoruba
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + gọ̀ (“to be stupid”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ìgọ̀
Etymology 2
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Ximenia_americana_leaves_%26_fruit_at_Chilkur_near_Hyderabad%2C_AP_W_IMG_7288.jpg/220px-Ximenia_americana_leaves_%26_fruit_at_Chilkur_near_Hyderabad%2C_AP_W_IMG_7288.jpg)
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ìgọ
- the tree Ximenia americana
- the fruit of the ìgọ tree
Etymology 3
[edit]From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + gọ (“to hide in waiting for”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ìgọ
Etymology 4
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Indian_scops_owl.jpg/220px-Indian_scops_owl.jpg)
Alternative forms
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]igọ̀
- tree hollow
- Synonym: igọ igi
Etymology 5
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Anchomanes_difformis_Anchomanes_welwitschii_BotGardBln07122011A.jpg/220px-Anchomanes_difformis_Anchomanes_welwitschii_BotGardBln07122011A.jpg)
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]igọ̀
Etymology 6
[edit]From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + gọ́ (“to be fed up, to be tired”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ìgọ́