ọzò
NounNdebe script
Meanings
large ape, especially chimpanzee, gorilla [N.B. neither of the great apes has been recorded in Igbo territory in centuries, making it difficult to know the referent of this word]
Noun
Dialect & variants
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Examples
Ụmụaka ahụ hụrụ ọzò na telivishọn.
— Those children saw an ape on television.
Ị hụtụla ọzò na ndụ gị?
— Have you ever seen an ape in your life?
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