ẹgusi

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See also: egusi

Yoruba

Ẹ̀gúsí (1) púpọ̀ tí wọ́n gbé tà
Ẹ̀gúsí (2) tí wọ́n ò tí i yọ èèpò wọ́n
Ẹ̀gúsí (3) pẹ̀lú ẹran àti pọ̀nmọ́

Alternative forms

Etymology

Possibly from ẹ̀gún (“thorn”) +‎ esí (“melon, pumpkin”), literally “Thorns of the melon”?

Pronunciation

Noun

ẹ̀gúsí

  1. The name of two species of melon
    1. Cucumeropsis Mannii
    2. watermelon
      Synonyms: bàrà olómi, edè
  2. egusi (The seeds of the egusi melon used to make soup)
    Synonym: edè
  3. the soup made from the egusi seeds
    Synonyms: ọbẹ̀ ẹ̀gúsí, edè, ọbẹ̀ edè

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → English: egusi
  • → Fon: goussi
  • → Hausa: àgushī
  • → Igbo: ègwusi, ègusi
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