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Igbo word

eze

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

What eze means

eze Home and routine
toothUse it for a tooth: eze m, my tooth. Said with a different tune, the same letters name a king; the recording tells them apart.

How to say it

Say it as é-zē. Two short, even e vowels; copy the recorded pitch.

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.

eze in a sentence

  • eze mmy tooth
  • Eze m na-egbu m.My tooth hurts.