Kobo
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Kobo is a noun meaning A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Nigerian naira.
Meaning
A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Nigerian naira.
More Meanings
- A coin with the value of one kobo; (by extension) a very small amount of money.
Example Sentences
The new kobo is the same size as the old Nigerian shilling and carries a depiction of cocoa seeds.
No one ever had coins, nothing less than a one-naira bill; the driver had laughed at my handful of kobo.
In the play, lawyer Ramoni Alao, because of his nagging wife, decides to go to the market to get special clothes for “Ileya” without a kobo in his pocket.
The market traders, all women, touted their wares in fine voice. I would usually part with a few kobos, or copper pennies, for a small, dusty heap of tomatoes, or a larger pile of oranges.
Word Forms
- kobos
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include kurus, thebe, paisa, chetrum, kwanza, centavo.
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