Meanings
nounponmo (uncountable)
- NigeriauncountableCowhide, or a dish made thereof.
1 more example
'No meat!' The Nigerian, who grew up knowing that ponmo or cowskin was popular on the menu list back home, heard the Chadians carry on, and pretending there was nothing scary about the promotion of ponmo as a national delicacy, replied suavely, 'Meat certainly is not all a man lives for, or is it, gentlemen?'
2012, Steve Carlos, Behind the Firing Line
Origin
- Yorubapọ̀nmọ́
- Englishponmo
Borrowed from Yoruba pọ̀nmọ́.
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APA
ponmo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ponmo
MLA
“ponmo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ponmo. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ponmo,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ponmo.
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