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ogogoro

ogogoro noun: a strong alcoholic drink of West Africa, distilled from the juice of raffia palm trees.

Noun

ogogoro (uncountable)

  1. A strong alcoholic drink of West Africa, distilled from the juice of raffia palm trees.
    • On the centre table, in front of him, there was a half-empty bottle of ogogoro, an ashtray, and a packet of cigarettes.1991, Ben Okri, The Famished Road, Section 1, Book 1, Chapter 8

Origin of ogogoro

From Yoruba ògógóró.

Questions about ogogoro

What does ogogoro mean?
Ogogoro means a strong alcoholic drink of West Africa, distilled from the juice of raffia palm trees.
What part of speech is ogogoro?
Ogogoro is a noun.

Words near ogogoro in the dictionary

  1. Ognjomir
  2. Ognjoslav
  3. OGNL
  4. ogo
  5. Ogod
  6. ogogoro
  7. ogok-bap
  8. ogonek
  9. ogoneks
  10. Ogoni
  11. Ogoniland

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