English Explanatory Dictionary

kobo

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Nigerian naira.
  2. A coin with the value of one kobo; (by extension) a very small amount of money.

Word forms

kobo kobos

Etymology

Ultimately from English copper, probably via one or more West African languages (compare Igbo kọbọ̀ and Fula kobo).

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