Gogo

//ˈɡoʊɡoʊ// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An elasticated hair band.
  2. 2
    Grandmother; elderly woman. South-Africa

    "On the weekdays she and Bawinde worked for the South Africans, but as the weekend approached Elizabeth was anxious to get home to see if James had come to visit his gogo in the village."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A Bantu language spoken in central Tanzania.
  2. 2
    Alternative form of Ghogha (“Indian town”). alt-of, alternative

Synonyms

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Example

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"On the weekdays she and Bawinde worked for the South Africans, but as the weekend approached Elizabeth was anxious to get home to see if James had come to visit his gogo in the village."

Etymology

From Zulu ugogo.

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