àkókó
noun
/à.kó.kó/
Definitions
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woodpecker, specifically the African grey woodpecker
àkókó kì í sọgi tútù, igi gbígbẹ níí sọ The woodpecker does not peck living wood, dry wood is what it pecks
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A nickname or praise name for a woodcarver
àkókó o! May you bore the wood like a woodpecker!!àkókó á sọgi o! The woodpecker shall strike the wood!!
Etymology
From à- + kókó, ultimately Onomatopoeic. See Igala ágbólíkọkọ
Component words
à-
kókó
2 entries are spelled “kókó”, and the etymology doesn't say which one this word is built from — we've linked to the first.
kókó
point
kókó
knot
Source: Wiktionary · etymology 1,
where this word is spelled “akoko”.
Reference:
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