egwusi

Igbo

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Yoruba ẹ̀gúsí.[1][2]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /è.ɡʷʊ́.sí/

Noun

ègwusi

  1. egusi (melon seeds used in making soup)

References
  1. Michael J. C. Echeruo (2001) “egusi”, in Igbo-English Dictionary: A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Igbo Language with an English-Igbo Index, Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria: Longman Nigeria Plc, →ISBN, page 44
  2. Françoise Ugochukwu, Peter Okafor (2004) “egwusi”, in Dictionnaire usuel igbo-français suivi d'un index français-igbo (in French), Ibadan, Nigeria: Éditions Karthala and IFRA-Ibadan, →ISBN, page 65
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