ẹ̀gúnjẹ
noun
/ɛ̀.ɡṹ.d͡ʒɛ̄/
Definitions
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bribery, kickback, settlement
Similar words
Etymology
From ẹ̀- (“nominalizing prefix”) + gún (“to grind”) + jẹ (“to eat”), literally “that which is ground/pounded to eat”. Modelled on earlier àgúnmu (“a traditional powder medicine”, literally “that which is ground and drank”).
Component words
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “ẹgunjẹ”.
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