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Igbo word

agwọ

In Igbo, agwọ means snake. See how it is said, syllable by syllable, and read it in real sentences.

What agwọ means

agwọ Oral literature
snakeUse it for a snake. It turns up in proverb after proverb about care and caution.

How to say it

Say it as á-gwọ́. Keep gw together before the dotted ọ.

Igbo is a tonal language, so the pitch of a word carries meaning. The spelling above keeps the marks the app teaches, and the recording is a native speaker, not a machine voice.

agwọ in a sentence

  • agwọ ojiia black snake
  • Agwọ dị n’ọhịa.There is a snake in the bush.