boko

boko · noun¹

1. French · derived frombeaucoup“very much”
2. English todayboko

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

Boko · proper noun, noun²

From a word in the Boko language.

Boko · proper noun³

A shortening of Boko Haram.

Boko · proper noun⁴

1. Hausa · borrowed fromboko
2. English todayBoko

Borrowed from Hausa boko.

Words from the same roots