oroto¹ choke; have something stuck in one's throat

Part of Speech

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• • choke; have something stuck in one's throat
  • • body & health

  • • Example 3150:
      

      Enaa na oroto tea ta kaukau menaa paa magesu nom.

      I choked on a piece of sweet potato and got the hiccups.

      Source: Jub 01W 023

    • Example 5169:
      

      E Kukuas, oromo vamataa a marasin tean, ean mene oroto, gaga ruene.

      Hey Kukuas, swallow your medicine properly, otherwise you might choke, drink water.

      Source: Jan 01W 218-219

    • Example 5174:
      

      Eve he be hana teo orooromo na dao rara bona oroto.

      If it hangs in the throat, we call it "oroto" (choke).

      Source: VaaSen 01W 305

    • Example 5181:
      

      Enaa paa orotou teo sinoo iana.

      I choked on a fish bone.

      Source: SaoSen 01W 123

Related entries

• See also:
  • magesu have the hiccups
  • oromo swallow something
  • orooromo (of humans and animals) throat
  • vaorooroto causing people to choke