Skip to content
Igbo word

ụtara

In Igbo, ụtara means swallow or pounded food. See how it is said, syllable by syllable, and read it in real sentences.

What ụtara means

ụtara Food and hospitality
swallow or pounded foodThe moulded ball of food eaten with soup: ụtara na ofe.

How to say it

Say it as ụ́-tà-rà. Open on a clear dotted ụ, then keep the two short syllables even.

Igbo is tonal, so pitch can change a word’s meaning. The marks above show this reading.

ụtara in a sentence

  • Rie ụtara.Eat the swallow.
  • ụtara na ofeswallow and soup
  • Ụtara dị ụtọ.The swallow is sweet.