òkwè
Noun3 varieties
Ndebe script
Voice recording
play
Meanings
games (board and card)
Nounkind of tree (Ricinodendron heudelotii (Baill.) Pierre ex Pax), sometimes sacred when grown at shrines, with long stalk and broad leaves, used as livestock food
Nounbean which grows in a pod, red, brown or white in colour and used mainly in eating shredded cassave. Òkwè when properly boiled is mashed thoroughly with shredded cassava by hand, with other normal cooking ingredients - pepper, oil and salt - added
Nounsee òkwè
Noun
Dialect & variants
Dialect: Achala, Isuama, Owere
- ọ̀kwè Achala
- òkwè Isuama · 2 recordings
- òkwè Owere · 2 recordings
No other variants have been documented for this word.
Examples
Ha na-atụ okwe n'ime ụlọ.
— They are playing game inside the house.
Anyị ga-atụ okwe ọzọ echi?
— Are we going to play another game tomorrow?
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