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
- (informal, slang) person from an unprivileged background; a person that hustles
- Antonym: ajẹbọ́tà
Descendants
- → Nigerian Pidgin: ajepako, ajekpako
- → English: ajepako, ajekpako
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.