Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ronko

/ɹˈɑŋkoʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ronko
IPA: /ɹˈɑŋkoʊ/

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A traditional loose-fitting knee-length garment worn by chiefs, blacksmiths, warriors, and secret society officials in certain tribes of Sierra Leone, particularly the Limba, Koranko, and Yalunka, and said to protect against both natural and supernatural weapons when worn in battle.

Example Sentences

"Many campaign posters showed candidates wearing "ronkos," or rust-colored cotton vests bathed in special herbs to guard them against invisible bullets."
"The same mural shows a government soldier, called 'Commando Spider', dressed in a ronko, but slaying a rebel, presumably behind enemy lines."
"Their clothes? It was ronkos and the short trousers."
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Etymology

From the Limba word hu-ronko.

Inflected Forms

ronkos (plural)

Rhymes With

bronco

Questions

How do you pronounce ronko?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹˈɑŋkoʊ/.
What does ronko mean?: A traditional loose-fitting knee-length garment worn by chiefs, blacksmiths, warriors, and secret society officials in certain tribes of Sierra Leone, particularly the Limba, Koranko, and Yalunka, and said to protect against both natural and supernatural weapons when worn in battle.
Where does ronko come from?: From the Limba word hu-ronko.

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