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Yoruba
Etymology
From òṣómàáló (“an Ìjẹ̀ṣà practice in which the loan giver sets up a tent in the vicinity of the debtor's abode”), itself from òṣó (“a squat”) + màá (“I will”) + ló (“squat”), literally “I will stay squatting ”.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Òṣómàáló
- (sometimes derogatory) an Ìjẹ̀ṣà person (in particular) a trader
Descendants