ìgbá
noun
/ì.ɡ͡bá/
Definitions
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bitter tomato, Solanum aethiopicum; garden egg, eggplant
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Wiktionary records 2 entries spelled “ìgbá”. You're reading one of them; here are the others.
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gbáverb
Wiktionary lists this word under 5 separate “gbá” entries and does not say which one it comes from. Any of these could be the root.
gbá
to billow or blow in the wind, to flutter
gbá
to hit, kick, slap, to play (a sport, or with something)
gbá
to sway, to strut, to walk majestically
gbá
to heat oil, to light a fire on a stove, to set a controlled fire
gbá
to hem the edges of a mat, cloth, or net
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eggplant, garden egg; (in particular) Solanum aethiopicum
Source: Wiktionary · etymology 4,
where this word is spelled “igba”.
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