Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

boko

/ˈboʊ.koʊ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.29 in modern English

Syllables: boko
IPA: /ˈboʊ.koʊ/

10

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The nose.

Australian usage; Dated

name

A people of Benin and Nigeria.

name

A Mande language spoken by the Boko people.

noun

A member of the Boko people.

name

name

A town in Niangoloko Department, Comoé Province, in southwestern Burkina Faso.

name

A district in the Pool region of southeastern Republic of the Congo.

name

The Latin script alphabet used for the Hausa language.

Example Sentences

"[…] the way he hid the Pernod card and bumped me on the boko when I tried to have a dekko at it proves that."
"He sang Landor's lines in a quavering falsetto, then broke raucously into the schoolboy battle-cry of "Hit him on the boko, hit him on the boko, Jericho!""
"He let out a yell, his eyes watering from the punch on the boko."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: beaucoup, -, boko

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈboʊ.koʊ/
British English: /ˈbəʊ.kəʊ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

bokos (plural)

Phrases

Boko Haram

Frequently Paired Words

Boko Haram Mboko

Synonyms

Boo nose

Rhymes With

cocoa coco loco rococo orinoco toco smoko choko ohko

Questions

How do you pronounce boko?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈboʊ.koʊ/.
What does boko mean?: The nose.
Where does boko come from?: It is traced to French.

How to pronounce boko

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