tokunbo

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Yoruba tòkunbọ̀.

Noun[edit]

tokunbo (plural tokunbos)

  1. (Nigeria) A secondhand motor vehicle imported from Europe.
    • 2004, Jane I. Guyer, Marginal Gains: Monetary Transactions in Atlantic Africa, page 91:
      It is interesting, nonetheless, since none of my discussions had prepared me for the price comparability of new fakes and original tokunbos, or their solid position at about two-thirds the price of new originals.
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