abolounjẹku

Yoruba

Etymology

From a- (“agent prefix”) +‎ bá (“to accompany”) +‎ olóúnjẹ (“food owner; food seller”) +‎ kú (“to die”), literally “one who is forever with the food vendor”.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ā.bó.ló.ṹ.d͡ʒɛ̄.kú/

Noun

abólóúnjẹkú

  1. (sometimes derogatory) glutton (one who eats voraciously)
    Synonyms: wọ̀bìà, oníjẹkújẹ, alátẹnujẹ
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