káwọ́bojú-kòkòrò
noun
/ká.wɔ́.bō.d͡ʒú.kò.kò.ɾò/
akáwọ́bojú-kòkòrò (alternative)
Definitions
- pupa (of an insect)
Etymology
From ká (“fold”) + ọwọ́ (“hands”) + bò (“to cover”) + ojú (“face”) + kòkòrò (“insect”), literally “one that coils the hands to conceal or cover up the face of an insect”.
Component words
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “kawọboju-kokoro”.
Reference:
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