English meaning of the Dagbani word kurugu
kurugu
Adjective- old (not new)
 - old (not young)
 - adult (female) (used only to refer to hens, cows, sheep, goats, men and women that have attained the status
of motherhood)
 - trousers
 
kurugu
Noun- iron, metal
 - a flat gold pendant
 - time o'clock, the hour of the day (with numeral) (in Colonial times the striking of an iron
gong at the administrative HQ signalled the hours)