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Igbo word

mbụrụ

In Igbo, mbụrụ means metaphor. Hear it spoken by a native Igbo speaker, and read it in real sentences.

What mbụrụ means

mbụrụ Literature and creative expression
metaphorUse this when identifying a metaphor in a specific text and explaining what the comparison contributes.

How to say it

Say it as m-bụ-rụ. Let m form its own beat and pronounce both dotted ụ vowels.

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.