ariwo
Yoruba
editAlternative forms
editEtymology 1
editFroma-(“agent prefix”) +riwo(“of much loud contrastive noise among a crowd (ideophone)”), proposed to be derived fromProto-Yoruba*a-riwo
Pronunciation
editNoun
editariwo
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editPossibly froma-(“agent prefix”) +rí(“to see”) +wó(“to crush”), literally“One we see and crush”
Pronunciation
editNoun
editaríwó
- theplantMonodora myristica, known as theAfrican nutmeg orcalabash nutmeg
- Synonyms:abo-lákọ̀ṣẹ,abo-ìlákọ̀ṣẹ
- thefruit andseed of thecalabash nutmeg; used as a spice
- Synonyms:abo-lákọ̀ṣẹ,abo-ìlákọ̀ṣẹ
- African nutmegspice
- Synonyms:abo-lákọ̀ṣẹ,abo-ìlákọ̀ṣẹ
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