iroko

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Etymology

From Yoruba ìrókò.

Noun

iroko (countable and uncountable, plural irokos)

1. A hardwood obtained from several African trees, especially of the species Milicia excelsa.
2. The tree itself.
   • 2018, Nnedi Okorafor, Who Fears Death, HarperVoyager, page 15:

     I was stuck high in the giant iroko tree that grew in the center of town.

Translations

hardwood obtained from several trees of the genus Chlorophora

Japanese: イロコ (ja) (iroko)

Milicia excelsa (syn. Chlorophora excelsa)

Akan: odum Baoule: ala Dan: ꞊göö˗ Duala: baṅ Edo: uloko Ewondo: abaṅ Hausa: loko Igala: ùlókóò Japanese: イロコ (ja) (iroko) Luguru: mvule Luo: olua, olwa Nawdm: tumb Nupe: ròókò Oromo: mvule (Waata) Swahili: mvule (sw) (Kenya, Tanzania) Taveta: mvure Yombe: nkambala (Congo) Yoruba: ìrókò

Anagrams

• Koori, koori

Japanese

Romanization

iroko

1. Rōmaji transcription of いろこ