"ajereke" meaning in Yoruba

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Noun

IPA: /ā.d͡ʒè.ɾè.ké/ Forms: ajèrèké [canonical]
Etymology: a- (“agentive prefix”) + jẹ (“to eat”) + ìrèké (“sugar cane”), hence "sugar cane eater". Etymology templates: {{affix|yo|a-|jẹ|ìrèké|id1=agent prefix|t1=agentive prefix|t2=to eat|t3=sugar cane}} a- (“agentive prefix”) + jẹ (“to eat”) + ìrèké (“sugar cane”) Head templates: {{head|yo|noun|head=ajèrèké|head2=}} ajèrèké, {{yo-pos|noun|ajèrèké|}} ajèrèké, {{yo-noun|ajèrèké}} ajèrèké
  1. (derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur) A Jamaican or Caribbean person. Tags: derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slur
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        },
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        "(derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur) A Jamaican or Caribbean person."
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  ],
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    {
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    }
  ],
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  ],
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        "Yoruba ethnic slurs",
        "Yoruba lemmas",
        "Yoruba nouns",
        "Yoruba offensive terms",
        "Yoruba terms prefixed with a- (agent prefix)",
        "Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation"
      ],
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        "A Jamaican or Caribbean person."
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    }
  ],
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}

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