ègwusi
Noun6 varieties
Ndebe script
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Meanings
melon
Nounwater-melon seeds (compare Yoruba ègùsì) (Citrullus vulgaris Schrad.)
Noun
Dialect & variants
Dialect: Afiikpo, Ezaa, Mkpọọ, Ngwa, Nkanụ, Ọnịcha
- àhụ Afiikpo
- egwushi Ezaa
- èhụ Ezaa
- ihè Ezaa
- enìnì Mkpọọ
- elìlè Ngwa
- m̀gbàm Ngwa
- àhụ Nkanụ
- egwushi Nkanụ
- ègwusi Ọnịcha
No other variants have been documented for this word.
Examples
Gbasaa egwusi a n'anwụ.
— Spread the melon on the sun.
Ofe egwusi na-amasị m.
— I love melon soup.
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