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ponmo

ponmo noun: cowhide, or a dish made thereof.

Noun

ponmo (uncountable)

  1. (Nigeria) Cowhide, or a dish made thereof.
    • 'No meat!' The Nigerian, who grew up knowing that ponmo or cowskin was popular on the menu list back home, heard the Chadians carry on, and pretending there was nothing scary about the promotion of ponmo as a national delicacy, replied suavely, 'Meat certainly is not all a man lives for, or is it...2012, Steve Carlos, Behind the Firing Line

Origin of ponmo

Borrowed from Yoruba pọ̀nmọ́.

Questions about ponmo

What does ponmo mean?
Ponmo means cowhide, or a dish made thereof.
What part of speech is ponmo?
Ponmo is a noun.

Words near ponmo in the dictionary

  1. Ponka
  2. ponkan
  3. ponkans
  4. Ponkas
  5. ponks
  6. ponmo
  7. Ponni
  8. Ponnji
  9. Ponoarele
  10. Ponoka
  11. Ponoka County

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