different between agogo vs gogo

English

Etymology 1

From Portuguese agogô, from Yoruba agogo (“bell”).

Noun

agogo (plural agogos)

1. An agogo bell, a bell used in Yoruba and Brazilian music and typically played in pairs

Etymology 2

Adverb

agogo (not comparable)

1. Alternative form of à gogo

Chichewa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a??ó.?o/, /a??o.?o/

Noun

agógo 2 or agogo 2

1. plural of gogo

Finnish

Etymology

Ultimately from Yoruba agogo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???o?o/, [???o??o?]
• Rhymes: -??o?o
• Syllabification: a?go?go

Noun

agogo

1. (music) agogo (instrument)

Declension

Hausa

Etymology

Borrowed from Yoruba agogo.

Noun

àg?go m (plural àg?gai or ag?gun??, possessed form àg?gon)

1. clock, watch

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• aago

Noun

agogo

1. bell
2. clock, timepiece

Descendants

• ? Hausa: àg?go
• ? Portuguese: agogô
  • ? English: agogo
• ? Spanish: agogó

English

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???????/

Noun

gogo (plural gogos)

1. An elasticated hair band.

Synonyms

• scrunchie, scrunchy

Etymology 2

Zulu ugogo.

Pronunciation

Noun

gogo (plural gogos)

1. (South Africa) Grandmother; elderly woman.

Anagrams

• GOOG, goog

Basque

Etymology

Of native origin, probably a reduplicated form of an ancient root.

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): /?o.?o/

Noun

gogo inan

1. mind, consciousness
2. soul, spirit
3. memory
4. thought, idea

Declension

See also

• adimen
• buru
• sen

Further reading

• “gogo” in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia, euskaltzaindia.eus
• “gogo” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia, euskaltzaindia.eus

Chichewa

Etymology

Likely from a Nguni language; compare Zulu ugogo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??ó.?o/, /??o.?o/

Noun

gógo 1a (plural agógo 2) or gogo 1a (plural agogo 2)

1. grandparent (grandfather or grandmother)

Fanagalo

Etymology

From Zulu ugogo.

Noun

gogo

1. grandmother

French

Etymology

Name of a character in Frédérick Lemaître’s play “Robert Macaire”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.?o/

Noun

gogo m (plural gogos)

1. dupe

Derived terms

Further reading

• “gogo” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Japanese

Romanization

gogo

1. R?maji transcription of ??

Samoan

Noun

gogo

1. tern; noddy

Swazi

Etymology

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Noun

gógo 1a (plural bógógo 2a)

1. grandmother

Inflection

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