kobo

[ koh-boh ]

noun

, plural ko·bo, ko·bos.

1. a bronze coin and monetary unit of Nigeria, one 100th of a naira.

Word History and Origins

Origin of kobo¹

First recorded in 1970–75; alteration of English copper ¹( def ) (in the sense “coin of low value”)

Example Sentences

The Kobo Libra is the company’s flagship device, the best Kobo eReader for casual reading or intense studying.

From Popular-Science

He prays every day in the big hut to his Spirits, and many of the Bechuanas pray with him, but not Kobo.

From Project Gutenberg

On the west side appeared the rocks of which Kobo had told them, and which presented a most picturesque appearance.

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All bull,” whispered Kobo; “bull drink first, females wait till they done.

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“Vaal river near now,” remarked Kobo, when they paused a little before moonrise on the evening of the second day.

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Kobo might well say there was plenty of food to be obtained in the island, which seemed to them to be like an enchanted garden.

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