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Igbo word

akpụ

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

What akpụ means

akpụ Food and hospitality
cassavaUse it for cassava, and for the swallow pounded from it: Rie akpụ.

How to say it

Say it as á-kpụ́. Keep kp together as one sound before the dotted ụ.

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.

akpụ in a sentence

  • Rie akpụ.Eat cassava.
  • akpụ na ofecassava and soup
  • Akpụ dị ụtọ.Cassava is sweet.