"Oyinbo" meaning in Yoruba

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Noun

IPA: /ò.jĩ̀.bó/ Forms: Òyìnbó [canonical]
Etymology: A folk etymology states it is from ò- (“nominalizing prefix”) + yìn (“to scratch”) + bó (“to peel”), literally “The ones who have have scratched and peeled off skin”. Etymology templates: {{af|yo|ò-|yìn|bó|lit=The ones who have have scratched and peeled off skin|t1=nominalizing prefix|t2=to scratch|t3=to peel}} ò- (“nominalizing prefix”) + yìn (“to scratch”) + bó (“to peel”), literally “The ones who have have scratched and peeled off skin” Head templates: {{head|yo|noun|head=Òyìnbó|head2=}} Òyìnbó, {{yo-pos|noun|Òyìnbó|}} Òyìnbó, {{yo-noun|Òyìnbó}} Òyìnbó
  1. white person, European Synonyms: Èèbó, Èyìnbó, Èrìbó
    Sense id: en-Oyinbo-yo-noun-nYEOQk7R Derived forms: ẹ̀fọ́-òyìnbó (english: Basella alba), igi-òyìnbó (english: potato tree), iyọ̀ òyìnbó (english: sugar), oníṣègùn-òyìnbó (english: medical doctor), ọ̀pẹ̀-òyìnbó (english: pineapple), àkàrà òyìnbó (english: cake), èdè òyìnbó (english: Any European language), ìdò-òyìnbó (english: canna lily), ìgbá-òyìnbó (english: eggplant), ìlá òyìnbó (english: Urena lobata), ìlú òyìnbó (english: the Western world), òro-òyìnbó (english: Bitter orange)
  2. (sometimes derogatory) A black person who has adopted a European lifestyle or traits Tags: derogatory, sometimes Categories (topical): Ethnonyms, People
    Sense id: en-Oyinbo-yo-noun-~knkiAOU Disambiguation of Ethnonyms: 15 85 Disambiguation of People: 0 100 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Yoruba entries with incorrect language header, Yoruba terms prefixed with o- Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 80 Disambiguation of Yoruba entries with incorrect language header: 20 80 Disambiguation of Yoruba terms prefixed with o-: 25 75
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  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "oyinbo",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: oyinbo",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: oyinbo"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ig",
            "2": "òyìbo",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Igbo: òyìbo",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Igbo: òyìbo"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pcm",
            "2": "oyìbo",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Nigerian Pidgin: oyìbo",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Nigerian Pidgin: oyìbo"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "ò-",
        "3": "yìn",
        "4": "bó",
        "lit": "The ones who have have scratched and peeled off skin",
        "t1": "nominalizing prefix",
        "t2": "to scratch",
        "t3": "to peel"
      },
      "expansion": "ò- (“nominalizing prefix”) + yìn (“to scratch”) + bó (“to peel”), literally “The ones who have have scratched and peeled off skin”",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "A folk etymology states it is from ò- (“nominalizing prefix”) + yìn (“to scratch”) + bó (“to peel”), literally “The ones who have have scratched and peeled off skin”.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Òyìnbó",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "noun",
        "head": "Òyìnbó",
        "head2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Òyìnbó",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "noun",
        "2": "Òyìnbó",
        "3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Òyìnbó",
      "name": "yo-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Òyìnbó"
      },
      "expansion": "Òyìnbó",
      "name": "yo-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yoruba",
  "lang_code": "yo",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "derived": [
        {
          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "english": "Basella alba",
          "word": "ẹ̀fọ́-òyìnbó"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "english": "potato tree",
          "word": "igi-òyìnbó"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "english": "sugar",
          "word": "iyọ̀ òyìnbó"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "english": "medical doctor",
          "word": "oníṣègùn-òyìnbó"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "english": "pineapple",
          "word": "ọ̀pẹ̀-òyìnbó"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "english": "cake",
          "word": "àkàrà òyìnbó"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "english": "Any European language",
          "word": "èdè òyìnbó"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "english": "canna lily",
          "word": "ìdò-òyìnbó"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "english": "eggplant",
          "word": "ìgbá-òyìnbó"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "english": "Urena lobata",
          "word": "ìlá òyìnbó"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "english": "the Western world",
          "word": "ìlú òyìnbó"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "english": "Bitter orange",
          "word": "òro-òyìnbó"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "white person, European"
      ],
      "id": "en-Oyinbo-yo-noun-nYEOQk7R",
      "links": [
        [
          "European",
          "European"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "word": "Èèbó"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "word": "Èyìnbó"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "word": "Èrìbó"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "27 73",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "20 80",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "20 80",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "25 75",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yoruba terms prefixed with o-",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "15 85",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "yo",
          "name": "Ethnonyms",
          "orig": "yo:Ethnonyms",
          "parents": [
            "Ethnicity",
            "Names",
            "People",
            "All topics",
            "Proper nouns",
            "Terms by semantic function",
            "Human",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nouns",
            "Lemmas"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 100",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "yo",
          "name": "People",
          "orig": "yo:People",
          "parents": [
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A black person who has adopted a European lifestyle or traits"
      ],
      "id": "en-Oyinbo-yo-noun-~knkiAOU",
      "links": [
        [
          "derogatory",
          "derogatory"
        ],
        [
          "European",
          "European"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(sometimes derogatory) A black person who has adopted a European lifestyle or traits"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "derogatory",
        "sometimes"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ò.jĩ̀.bó/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Oyinbo"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Yoruba compound terms",
    "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
    "Yoruba lemmas",
    "Yoruba nouns",
    "Yoruba terms prefixed with o-",
    "Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "yo:Ethnonyms",
    "yo:People"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "Basella alba",
      "word": "ẹ̀fọ́-òyìnbó"
    },
    {
      "english": "potato tree",
      "word": "igi-òyìnbó"
    },
    {
      "english": "sugar",
      "word": "iyọ̀ òyìnbó"
    },
    {
      "english": "medical doctor",
      "word": "oníṣègùn-òyìnbó"
    },
    {
      "english": "pineapple",
      "word": "ọ̀pẹ̀-òyìnbó"
    },
    {
      "english": "cake",
      "word": "àkàrà òyìnbó"
    },
    {
      "english": "Any European language",
      "word": "èdè òyìnbó"
    },
    {
      "english": "canna lily",
      "word": "ìdò-òyìnbó"
    },
    {
      "english": "eggplant",
      "word": "ìgbá-òyìnbó"
    },
    {
      "english": "Urena lobata",
      "word": "ìlá òyìnbó"
    },
    {
      "english": "the Western world",
      "word": "ìlú òyìnbó"
    },
    {
      "english": "Bitter orange",
      "word": "òro-òyìnbó"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "oyinbo",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: oyinbo",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: oyinbo"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ig",
            "2": "òyìbo",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Igbo: òyìbo",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Igbo: òyìbo"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pcm",
            "2": "oyìbo",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Nigerian Pidgin: oyìbo",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Nigerian Pidgin: oyìbo"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "ò-",
        "3": "yìn",
        "4": "bó",
        "lit": "The ones who have have scratched and peeled off skin",
        "t1": "nominalizing prefix",
        "t2": "to scratch",
        "t3": "to peel"
      },
      "expansion": "ò- (“nominalizing prefix”) + yìn (“to scratch”) + bó (“to peel”), literally “The ones who have have scratched and peeled off skin”",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "A folk etymology states it is from ò- (“nominalizing prefix”) + yìn (“to scratch”) + bó (“to peel”), literally “The ones who have have scratched and peeled off skin”.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Òyìnbó",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "noun",
        "head": "Òyìnbó",
        "head2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Òyìnbó",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "noun",
        "2": "Òyìnbó",
        "3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Òyìnbó",
      "name": "yo-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Òyìnbó"
      },
      "expansion": "Òyìnbó",
      "name": "yo-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yoruba",
  "lang_code": "yo",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "white person, European"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "European",
          "European"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Yoruba derogatory terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A black person who has adopted a European lifestyle or traits"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "derogatory",
          "derogatory"
        ],
        [
          "European",
          "European"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(sometimes derogatory) A black person who has adopted a European lifestyle or traits"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "derogatory",
        "sometimes"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ò.jĩ̀.bó/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "Èèbó"
    },
    {
      "word": "Èyìnbó"
    },
    {
      "word": "Èrìbó"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Oyinbo"
}

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