dúdú

Adjective
dú-dú | | GENERAL |

Definition of dúdú 

1 : Ìdàkejì ohun tó funfun, yálà nípa àwọ̀ tàbí nípa ìhùwàsí.: The opposite of white, either for colour or for behaviour. f.a.: Inú bàbá yẹn dúdú. The man isn't pure-minded. f.a.: Àwọ̀ dúdú ni èédú ní Charcoal is black.

2 : Ohun aláwọ̀ alẹ́ tàbí eérú.: Dark, dark-skinned f.a.: Túndé dúdú lọ́kùnrin. Tunde is a dark-skinned dude. f.a.: Adúmáradán nìyàwó mi. My wife is a beautiful dark-skinned woman. f.a.: "Dúdú lẹyẹ agbe tó fi ń yé ẹyin funfun." The blue-turaco is dark-skinned, but lays a white egg.

3 : Kí èèyàn gọ̀ tàbí kó má mọ oun tó yẹ kó mọ̀.: To be ignorant. f.a.: Láyé ìgbà tí ojú dúdú ni wọ́n kó wa lẹ́rú. We were enslaved during the dark days.

Morphology

dúdú

Gloss

dúdú - dark-skinned, black

Variants

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Updated on November 01, 2026 and Submitted on February 16, 2026