kobo
[ koh-boh ]
noun,plural ko·bo, ko·bos.
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Nigeria, one 100th of a naira.
Origin of kobo
1First recorded in 1970–75; alteration of English copper1 (in the sense “coin of low value”)
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How to use kobo in a sentence
He prays every day in the big hut to his Spirits, and many of the Bechuanas pray with him, but not kobo.
Hair-Breadth Escapes | H.C. AdamsOn the west side appeared the rocks of which kobo had told them, and which presented a most picturesque appearance.
Hair-Breadth Escapes | H.C. AdamsAll bull,” whispered kobo; “bull drink first, females wait till they done.
Hair-Breadth Escapes | H.C. Adams“Vaal river near now,” remarked kobo, when they paused a little before moonrise on the evening of the second day.
Hair-Breadth Escapes | H.C. Adamskobo might well say there was plenty of food to be obtained in the island, which seemed to them to be like an enchanted garden.
Hair-Breadth Escapes | H.C. Adams
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