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kụwàpụ̀

verb

LanguageIgbo (Nigeria)

Meaning
  1. knock off or hit out (teeth or anything fixed), especially resulting to a shatter or breakage
  2. knock off
  3. To forcefully hit or knock something out of its place, often causing it to break or shatter.
Examples

Ọ kụwàpụ̀rụ̀ eze ya mgbe ọ dara.

He knocked his tooth out when he fell.

Part of speechverb

Status: Adapted from Wikidata lexemes — awaiting native speaker review

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Source: Wikidata lexemes (CC0-1.0), adapted.