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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