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Boko
//ˈbəʊ.kəʊ// name, noun
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A people of Benin and Nigeria.
- 2 Boko Haram.
- 3 A town in Niangoloko Department, Comoé Province, in southwestern Burkina Faso.
- 4 A district in the Pool region of southeastern Republic of the Congo.
- 5 The Latin script alphabet used for the Hausa language.
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- 6 A Mande language spoken by the Boko people.
Noun
- 1 The nose. Australia, West-Midlands, dated
"[…] the way he hid the Pernod card and bumped me on the boko when I tried to have a dekko at it proves that."
- 2 A member of the Boko people.
Etymology
Etymology 1
Circa 1820. Multiple potential origins: * From beak (“nose”) * From French beaucoup (“very much”) * Blend of beak (“nose”) + coconut * From boke (“point; thrust”) * From poke, as in poke one's nose into
Etymology 2
From a word in the Boko language.
Etymology 3
From a word in the Boko language.
Etymology 4
A shortening of Boko Haram.
Etymology 5
Borrowed from Hausa boko.
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