oyibo

Igbo

Etymology

Borrowed from Yoruba Òyìnbó.

Noun

oyìbo

1. white person, Caucasian, European, foreign

   Synonym: Bèkee

   ndị oyìbo ― white people

Derived terms

• (Akwa) akịlị̀bo (“coconut”)
• (Onicha) akụ oyìbo (“coconut”)
• asụ̀sụ oyìbo (“English language”)
• ego oyìbo (“name given to modern money when it existed with cowries”)
• ji òyìbo (“Yellow Guinea Yam”)
• mmanya oyìbo (“gin”)
• nzu oyìbo (“chalk, lime”)
• Ọlụ Oyìbo (“civil service”)
• ọrụ oyìbo (“modern work”)
• (Onicha) ude oyìbo (“factory-made pomade”)
• ụgbọ oyìbo (“steamer”)
• ụ̀wà ndi oyìbo (“extravagant way of living life”)
• àfa oyìbo (“English name”)
• òbòdò oyibó (“Europe”)
• (Onicha) ògèdè òyìbe (“pawpaw, papaya”)
• òyìbe (“Yellow Guinea Yam”)
• (Onicha) ùbe oyìbo (“pear”)

 

Nigerian Pidgin

Alternative forms

• oyinbo, onyibo

Etymology

From Yoruba Òyìnbó and Igbo oyibò.

Noun

oyìbo

1. white person, Caucasian