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Meaning of pako | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
k͡pá.kó

Definitions

  1. wood, plank, wooden board
  2. chewing stick; used for brushing one's teeth
  3. The Raffia palm tree Raphia vinifera
  4. wine bamboo (Oxytenanthera abyssinica), of tropical Africa
  5. bitterleaf: a plant of species Vernonia amygdalina, of which its sticks are used to make the chewing stick. Along with other members of the genus Vernonia, it is known as ewúro, and its bitter leaves are used in many stews and soups. It is also used as a purgative.

Equivalents

English bitterleaf
Español vernonia amarga
Igbo ònugbù
Yorùbá ewúro

CEFR level

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

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