eddo
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of eddo
1765–75; < one or more WAfr languages; compare Igbo édè, Fante edwó(w) yam
Example Sentences
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No official figures are available yet, but Eddo Verdoner, national coordinator for combating antisemitism, said a sharp rise had been observed and anxiety was high in the Jewish community.
From Reuters • Oct. 31, 2023
Zimbabwe's hero was chicken farmer Eddo Brandes, who took four wickets for just 21 runs.
From The Guardian • Mar. 2, 2011
Countess Eddo Ciano, 40, daughter of the late Benito Mussolini, angrily denied rumors that she had married one Pietro Capuano last November.
From Time Magazine Archive
“Did they spell Eddo out for you? Was it one ‘d’ or two?”
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
Eddo, or Jedo, at the head of a bay of that name, likewise on the south side of Niphon, is in lat.
From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 08 by Kerr, Robert
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