ọsò
NounNdebe script
Meanings
"hiss"; sound (of contempt) made by sucking teeth
Nounkind of children’s sickness causing distension of abdomen
Noun
Dialect & variants
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Examples
O sọrọ ọsò mgbe ọ nụrụ okwu ahụ.
— She hissed when she heard that remark.
Gịnị mere i ji asọ m ọsò?
— Why are you hissing at me?
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