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Igbo word

ụkwa

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

What ụkwa means

ụkwa Ceremony and etiquette
breadfruitUse it for breadfruit, cooked down into a thick porridge.

How to say it

Say it as ụ́-kwà. Open on a dotted ụ, then keep kw together.

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.

ụkwa in a sentence

  • Rie ụkwa.Eat breadfruit.
  • akwụ na ụkwapalm fruit and breadfruit
  • Ụkwa dị ụtọ.Breadfruit is sweet.