Etymology

oyinbo

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Today it means: A white person. Full definition →

Yoruba Òyìnbó ← Nigerian Pidgin oyinbo
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The story

  1. Nigerian Pidgin · borrowed fromoyinbo
  2. Yoruba · borrowed fromÒyìnbó
  3. English todayoyinbo

From Yoruba Òyìnbó, or from Nigerian Pidgin oyinbo.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.