core

tsakiya, tsabar, ainihin dalilin

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /kɔː/, SAMPA: /kO:/
• (US) IPA: /kɔɚ/, SAMPA: /kO@`/

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• Homophones: corps

Noun

Singular core

Plural cores

An apple core. <> Cibiyar tufa

1. (countable) The core is the center part of something. middle <> tsakiya

   I bit into the apple core and spit out the seeds.

   The ideas in it still form the core of the government's economic plan.

   A core group of fans follow the team to every game.

   I was shaken to the core when I heard the terrible news.

2. ainihin dalili

   What is at the core of our praying for and seeking to strengthen others?
   Menene ainihin dalilin yin addu’a domin wasu kuma mu biɗi mu sanyaya wa wasu zuciya?

Verb

Plain form (yanzu) core

3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) cores

Past tense (ya wuce) cored

Past participle (ya wuce) cored

Present participle (ana cikin yi) coring

1. (transitive) If you core something, you remove the centre from it. <> cire/ciro daga tsakiya.

   lemon juice • 4 eating apples, peeled, halved and cored • 1 tbsp of...

Adjective

Positive core

Comparative none

Superlative none

1. as a core subject in school <> na dōlè, mai muhimmanci
   • Synonym: critical