bọ́síkọ̀rọ̀
noun
/bɔ́.sí.kɔ̀.ɾɔ̀/
Definitions
- bend-down select; Okrika; secondhand thrifted clothes, often inexpensive and sold in roadside markets
Etymology
From bọ́ (“to go”) + sí (“to”) + kọ̀rọ̀ (“from English corner”), literally “go to the corner”, from the phrase "bọ́ sí kọ̀rọ̀, kó o yẹ̀ ẹ́ wò" (go to the corner to try it on)
Component words
bọ́to go
síto
4 entries are spelled “sí”. The etymology calls it “to”, but that isn't enough to tell them apart — we've linked to the first.
sí
to, at, toward (used when movement is implied)
sí
to be far, to be distant
sí
The name of the Latin script letter S/s.
sí
Negative form of wà
kọ̀rọ̀from English <i class="Latn mention" lang="en">corner</i>
Words in other languages from this one
These are words in other languages that came from this Yorùbá word, mostly through trade, the Atlantic slave trade, and contact with neighbouring languages.
They are not translations. A word here means what it means in its own language, which may have drifted a long way from the Yorùbá it started as.
bosicornerEnglish
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “bọsikọrọ”.
Reference:
en-bọsikọrọ-yo-noun-SpCr6n1y