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Wagogo

UK/wəˈɡəʊɡəʊ/

Wagogo noun: the Gogo people of Tanzania.

Noun

Wagogo pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) The Gogo people of Tanzania.
    • The Wagogo think that if a person kills or eats the in effects animal which is the totem of his clan, he thereby endangers his relations, but not himself.1910, James George Frazer, Totemism and Exogamy

Adjective

Wagogo (not comparable)

  1. Gogo.
    • Hukwe Zawose, who has died aged 65, was the most prominent musician in the international appreciation of Tanzania's complex musical traditions; at home, he was renowned for championing traditional Wagogo musical culture.2004 February 27, Ken Hunt, The Guardian

Origin of Wagogo

From Gogo Wagogo, from wa- (“class prefix”) + -gogo (“noun stem pertaining to the Gogo people”).

Questions about Wagogo

What does Wagogo mean?
Wagogo means the Gogo people of Tanzania.
What part of speech is Wagogo?
Wagogo can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce Wagogo?
Wagogo is pronounced /wəˈɡəʊɡəʊ/ (UK).

Words near Wagogo in the dictionary

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  2. Wagnerizing
  3. Wagnon
  4. Wagnons
  5. wago
  6. Wagogo
  7. Wagoma
  8. wagon
  9. wagon jobber
  10. wagon jobbers
  11. wagon load

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