akoko

From à- +‎ kókó

• IPA^(key): /à.kó.kó/

àkókó

1. woodpecker, specifically the African grey woodpecker

   Synonyms: ẹyẹ àkókó, àkókólígi, àkókósọgi

   àkókó kì í sọgi tútù, igi gbígbẹ níí sọ ― The woodpecker does not peck living wood, dry wood is what it pecks (incantation)

2. A nickname or praise name for a woodcarver

   àkókó o! ― May you bore the wood like a woodpecker!! (greeting for a woodcarver)

   àkókó á sọgi o! ― The woodpecker shall strike the wood!! (response to a greeting for a woodcarver)

• IPA^(key): /à.kó.kò/

àkókò

1. time, season, occasion, duration

   Synonyms: ìgbà, àsìkò

• IPA^(key): /ā.kò.kō/

akòko

1. The plant Newbouldia laevis, its leaves are used to adorn newly crowned chiefs

• IPA^(key): /ā.kò.kō/

akòko

1. The plant Markhamia tomentosa