akoko

== Yoruba == === Etymology 1 === From à- +‎ kókó, ultimately Onomatopoeic. See Igala ágbólíkọkọ ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /à.kó.kó/ ==== Noun ==== àkókó 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) 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) === Etymology 2 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /à.kó.kò/ ==== Noun ==== àkókò time, season, occasion, duration Synonyms: ìgbà, àsìkò ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 3 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ā.kò.kō/ ==== Noun ==== akòko The plant Newbouldia laevis, its leaves are used to adorn newly crowned chiefs === Etymology 4 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ā.kò.kō/ ==== Noun ==== akòko The plant Markhamia tomentosa