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Meaning of ogburo | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ò.ɡ͡bù.ɾó

Definitions

a type of bird in the family Columbidae, noted for being similar to the pigeon

Examples

“mo gbọ́ bòòsí ògbùró, mo pọ̀sẹ̀sẹ̀, mo ṣe bẹ́yẹ t'ó tóbi tó erin ni, àṣé kò jolongo lọ!”

I heard the desperate cry of the ogburo bird, I quickened my steps in fear; I thought it was a bird as big as an elephant; behold, it turned out not to be bigger than the tiny firefinch

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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