Meaning of ọ̀bọ | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Tragia spp. (noseburns).
2. vagina
   vulgar
3. a plant used to ritually catch a witch, Erythrophleum suaveolens or Erythrophleum Ivoriensis
4. monkey
5. fool

Equivalents

Examples

“Ọ̀bọ mẹ́tàléláàádóje (133) ni ó wà nínú ọgbà ẹranko yìí.”

There are 133 monkeys in this zoo.

“Kò sí ohun tí ìnàkí fi ṣe orí tí ọ̀bọ kò fi ṣe orí.”

A baboon or chimpanzee's head is not different from a monkey's head. (proverb on equality)

“Ọ̀bọ ni wọ́n.”

They're fools.

“Ọlọ́run nìkan ṣoṣo l'ó gbọ́n, ọ̀bọ lènìyàn.”

It is only God who is wise, a human creature is a fool. (proverb on divine wisdom)

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