Igbo

Ig·bo
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UK/ˈiːbəʊ/US/ˈiboʊ/US/ˈiɡ.boʊ/

proper noun

A member of a people of southeast Nigeria.

OriginIgbo Ìgbò →
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Meanings

proper nounIgbo (plural Igbos or Igbo)

plural Igbos · alternative Ibo · alternative obsolete Eboe

  1. A member of a people of southeast Nigeria.
proper noun

alternative Ibo · alternative obsolete Eboe

  1. The language spoken by the Igbo people and elsewhere in southern Nigeria.

    Surprised by her switch to Igbo, he did not speak.

    2019, Chigozie Obioma, An Orchestra of Minorities, Abacus (2019), page 180

Origin

  1. IgboÌgbò
  2. IgboÌgbò
  3. EnglishIgbo

Borrowed from Igbo Ìgbò.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 伊博語 /伊博语, 伊格柏語 /伊格柏语
  • 伊博語 /伊博语 (Yībóyǔ)language spoken by Igbo people
  • 伊格柏語 /伊格柏语 (Yīgébóyǔ)language spoken by Igbo people
Finnish igbo
  • igbolanguage spoken by Igbo people
French igbo, ibo
  • igbolanguage spoken by Igbo people
  • ibolanguage spoken by Igbo people
Irish Íogbóis
  • Íogbóislanguage spoken by Igbo people
Japanese イボ語, イグボ語
  • イボ語 (Ibo-go)language spoken by Igbo people
  • イグボ語 (Igubo-go)language spoken by Igbo people
Portuguese ibo, igbo
  • iboa member of the Igbo people
  • igboa member of the Igbo people
  • ibolanguage spoken by Igbo people
  • igbolanguage spoken by Igbo people
Russian и́гбо, и́бо
  • и́гбо (ígbo)a member of the Igbo people
  • и́бо (íbo)a member of the Igbo people
  • и́гбо (ígbo)language spoken by Igbo people
  • и́бо (íbo)language spoken by Igbo people
Swahili Kiigbo
  • Kiigbolanguage spoken by Igbo people
Swedish igbo
  • igbolanguage spoken by Igbo people

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Igbo

placebonocebo
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Anagrams

gobibiog
Cite this entry
APA

Igbo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Igbo

MLA

“Igbo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Igbo. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Igbo,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Igbo.

Source: Igbo on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.