ụròokwū
NounMkpọọ, Owere
Ndebe script
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Meanings
a humorous speech produced by using words that suggest two or more things; pun; paronomasia
Noun
Dialect & variants
Dialect: Mkpọọ, Owere
- ụlọ̀okwū Mkpọọ
- ụrọ̀okwū Owere
No other variants have been documented for this word.
Examples
Anyị mụrụ ụrookwu n'ụlaakwụkwọ.
— We studied puns in school.
Ọ na-ejikarị ụrookwu ekwu okwu.
— He is always speaking in puns.
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