ofe
Noun10 varieties
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Meanings
soup; sauce; stew
Noun"soup"; sauce; stew
Noun(= aŋàlà, anyàlà) a kind of egg-plant with tiny fruits and edible leaves
Noun
Dialect & variants
Dialect: Achala, Afiikpo, Ezaa, Isuama, Mkpọọ, Ngwa, Nkanụ, Nsụka, Owere, Ọkụzụ
- ọvẹ Achala
- ofo Afiikpo
- ohe Afiikpo
- okwhe Ezaa
- ofẹ Isuama
- ọfe Mkpọọ
- miìri Ngwa
- ovhe Nkanụ
- ohe Nsụka
- ofe Owere — same spelling as the Izugbe
- ọvẹ Ọkụzụ
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Examples
O tego m riwere ofe gbara mmiri. Ugbua, achọrọ m iri ofe rọrọ arọ.
— For a long time I have been eating watery soups. Now, I want to eat a thick soup
Kwụsi ịyọghari ofe ahụ ka ọ ghara ịgba ụkạ
— Stop shaking the soup so it won't go sour
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- ofèfar side of river or road; excess; above limit; excess (i.e. passing the limits) (from -fè 2. cross)
- òfefree gift (derived from Yoruba òfè)
- ọfesee ofe, etc.
- kpùcovering; lose flavour; be without flavour and go sour (of ògìlì ofe ); become bad Ògìli à kpùlù èkpù This ògìlì is sour; be plentiful (i.e. as common as òkwu in a village)
- aŋàlà(= ofe) egg-plant with tiny fruits and edible leaves (Solanum macrocarpon Linn.) (= àfụfā)
- kpù irufrown; scowl; cover the face; upset; overturn; turn upside down Ì chòlù ikpù ofe iru#? Do you want to overturn the soup?