ogogoro

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noun

A strong alcoholic drink of West Africa, distilled from the juice of raffia palm trees.

OriginYoruba ògógóró →
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Meanings

nounogogoro (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA strong alcoholic drink of West Africa, distilled from the juice of raffia palm trees.

    On the centre table, in front of him, there was a half-empty bottle of ogogoro, an ashtray, and a packet of cigarettes.

    1991, Ben Okri, The Famished Road, Section 1, Book 1, Chapter 8

Origin

  1. Yorubaògógóró
  2. Englishogogoro

From Yoruba ògógóró.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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