iroko

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noun

Hardwood obtained from the species Milicia excelsa and, less frequently, Milicia regia, often sold as African teak.

Similar
mvuleodumkambalaAfrican oakrock elmmoreiratuleintule
OriginYoruba ìrókò →
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Meanings

nouniroko (countable and uncountable, plural irokos)

plural irokos

  1. countableuncountableHardwood obtained from the species Milicia excelsa and, less frequently, Milicia regia, often sold as African teak.

    Synonyms: mvule, odum, kambala, African oak, rock elm, moreira, tule, intule

  2. countableuncountableAny member of species Milicia excelsa.

    I was stuck high in the giant iroko tree that grew in the center of town.

    2018, Nnedi Okorafor, Who Fears Death, HarperVoyager, page 15

Synonyms & antonyms

nounHardwood obtained from the species Milicia excelsa and, less frequently, Milicia regia, often sold as African teak.

Similar
mvuleodumkambalaAfrican oakrock elmmoreiratuleintulecounterwood
Also see
rock elm

Origin

  1. Yorubaìrókò
  2. Yorubaìrókò
  3. Englishiroko

Borrowed from Yoruba ìrókò.

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Translations

Japanese イロコ
  • イロコ (iroko)Milicia excelsa (syn. Chlorophora excelsa) and M. regia
Swahili mvule
  • mvuleMilicia excelsa (syn. Chlorophora excelsa) and M. regia

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

kooriOkroi
Cite this entry
APA

iroko. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/iroko

MLA

“iroko.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/iroko. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “iroko,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/iroko.

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