akwụkwọ ūma

Noun

Igbotone-neutral spelling: akwụkwọ uma

Ndebe script

 

Meanings

Sarcophrynium spp.; of leaf with smooth surface much used in wrapping food and kola nuts
Noun
leaf, shiny, broad and smooth, used for wrapping food (especially in convenient bits for sale) and for thatching (Sarcophrynium brachystachys (Benth.) K. Schum.)
Noun

Dialect & variants

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Examples

Nne m na-eji akwụkwọ ūma ekechie kola.
— My mother uses akwụkwọ ūma leaf to wrap kola nut.

Ebee ka m ga-azụta akwụkwọ ūma?
— Where will I buy akwụkwọ ūma leaf?

Related words

Related root

akwụkwọ

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