ajẹpako

Yoruba

Etymology

From a- (“agent prefix”) +‎ jẹ (“to eat”) +‎ pákó (“wooden plank”), literally “wooden plank eater”

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ā.d͡ʒɛ̄.k͡pá.kó/

Noun

ajẹpákó

  1. (informal, slang) person from an unprivileged background; a person that hustles
    Antonym: ajẹbọ́tà

Descendants
  • → Nigerian Pidgin: ajepako, ajekpako
    • → English: ajepako, ajekpako
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