àpìrìko
Noun10 varieties
Ndebe script
Voice recording
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Meanings
getting money from somebody through a dishonest means; dishonest dealing with in business which makes more money; racketeering
Noun
Dialect & variants
Dialect: Abịrịba, Ajalị, Ezaa, Isuama, Mbaise, Mkpọọ, Ngwa, Obosi, Owere, Ọnịcha
- àpị̀rị̀ Abịrịba
- àpị̀rị̀ko Ajalị
- ntuhu Ezaa
- àpìrìko Isuama
- apịriko Mbaise
- àpị̀lị̀ko Mkpọọ
- ǹzàma Mkpọọ
- mpịrị (mpị) Ngwa
- àpịlìko Obosi
- àpìrìko Owere
- àpịlìko Ọnịcha
No other variants have been documented for this word.
Examples
Apiriko m gabigara n'ahịa ahụ dị egwu.
— The racketeering I experienced in that market was unbelievable.
Apiriko ka o ji biri.
— She lives by racketeering.
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