jaguda

Catalan

Pronunciation

Participle

jaguda f sg

  1. feminine singular of jagut
  2. feminine singular of jagut

Nigerian Pidgin

Etymology

Borrowed from Yoruba jàgùdà (“thief”).

Noun

jaguda

  1. crook, fraudster, thief
    • 2025 August 22, “2027 elections and oda tins wey increase mass insecurity - Chief of Defence staff”, in BBC News Pidgin:
      Im add say di National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) programme suppose to train Nigerian graduates on fighting skills wey no need arms for dia evriday survival against jaguda pipo.
      He also said the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) programme is supposed to train Nigerian graduates on fighting skills that they don't need weapons for their everyday survival against crooks.

Yoruba

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒà.ɡù.dà/

Noun

jàgùdà

  1. thief, pickpocket
    Synonyms: olè, ọlọ́sà
Derived terms
  • jàgùdà-páálí (“a notorious robber”)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒà.ɡù.dà/

Noun

jàgùdà

  1. the plant Jatropha multifida
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