ofè
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Meanings
excess; above limit
Nounfar side of river or road
Nounexcess (i.e. passing the limits) (from -fè 2. cross)
Noun
Dialect & variants
Dialect: Afiikpo, Izii, Ngwa
- ọọ̀tụ Afiikpo
- àkarì Izii
- okè Ngwa
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- ọfè
Examples
Ọ na-eri nri n'ofè, ya mere o ji buru ibu.
— He eats food in excess, that is why he is fat.
Emefula ego n'ofè.
— Don't spend money in excess.
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- ofesoup; sauce; stew; "soup"; sauce; stew; (= aŋàlà, anyàlà) a kind of egg-plant with tiny fruits and edible leaves
- 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?