"oyinbo" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: oyinbos [plural]
Etymology: From Yoruba Òyìnbó, or from Nigerian Pidgin oyinbo. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|yo|Òyìnbó}} Yoruba Òyìnbó, {{bor|en|pcm|oyibo|oyinbo}} Nigerian Pidgin oyinbo Head templates: {{en-noun}} oyinbo (plural oyinbos)
  1. (Nigeria) A Caucasian person. Tags: Nigeria Synonyms: white person
    Sense id: en-oyinbo-en-noun-ZA~bd6ec Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Nigerian English

Noun [Nigerian Pidgin]

Head templates: {{head|pcm|noun|head=oyinbo}} oyinbo, {{pcm-noun}} oyinbo
  1. Alternative form of oyibo Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: oyibo
    Sense id: en-oyinbo-pcm-noun-6FyCsC20 Categories (other): Nigerian Pidgin entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for oyinbo meaning in All languages combined (1.9kB)

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          "ref": "2023, Stephen Buoro, The Five Sorrowful Mysteries of Andy Africa, Bloomsbury Circus, page 241",
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