name
Meaning 1
A people of Benin and Nigeria.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
boko
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Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈbəʊ.kəʊ/
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US: bōʹkō
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US: /ˈboʊ.koʊ/
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rhymes with -əʊkəʊ
name
Meaning 2
A Mande language spoken by the Boko people.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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Synonyms: Boo
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name
Meaning 3
Boko Haram.
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name
Meaning 4
A town in Niangoloko Department, Comoé Province, in southwestern Burkina Faso.
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name
Meaning 5
A district in the Pool region of southeastern Republic of the Congo.
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name
Meaning 6
The Latin script alphabet used for the Hausa language.
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noun
Meaning 7
The nose.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, West-Midlands, dated
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noun
Meaning 8
A member of the Boko people.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: Boo
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History
Etymology
From a word in the Boko language.
A shortening of Boko Haram.
Borrowed from Hausa boko.
Circa 1820. Multiple potential origins: * From beak (“nose”) * From French beaucoup (“very much”) * Blend of beak (“nose”) + coconut * From boke (“point; thrust”) * From poke, as in poke one's nose into
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- French: boko — Mande language of Benin and Nigeria
- French: boo — Mande language of Benin and Nigeria
- French: Boko — town in Burkina Faso
- French: Boko — district in Republic of the Congo