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单词 tokunbo
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tokunboadj.

Brit. /tɒˈkʊmbəʊ/, /tə(ʊ)ˈkʊmbəʊ/, U.S. /təˈkʊmboʊ/, West African English /toˈkumbo/
Forms: also with capital initial.
Origin: A borrowing from Yoruba. Etymon: Yoruba tòkunbọ̀.
Etymology: < Yoruba tòkunbọ̀, literally ‘from overseas’ ( < ti from, belonging to + òkun ocean, sea + bọ̀ to return).
Nigerian English.
Denoting an imported second-hand product, esp. a car.
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1990 Afr. Guardian 5 32 Allen Avenue and Opebi road also in Lagos, are other areas for dealers in Tokunbo cars.
2017 D. J. Smith To be Man is not One-Day Job i. 38 Tokunbo products include everything from cars and refrigerators to shoes and clothes.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1990
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