ariwo

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Yoruba

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Etymology 1

From a- (“agent prefix”) +‎ riwo (“of much loud contrastive noise among a crowd (ideophone)”), proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruba *a-riwo

Pronunciation

Noun

ariwo

  1. noise
    Synonym: ùfófó
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Ewé aríwó (1)
Aríwó (2)

Possibly from a- (“agent prefix”) +‎ rí (“to see”) +‎ wó (“to crush”), literally “One we see and crush”

Pronunciation

Noun

aríwó

  1. the plant Monodora myristica, known as the African nutmeg or calabash nutmeg
    Synonyms: abo-lákọ̀ṣẹ, abo-ìlákọ̀ṣẹ
  2. the fruit and seed of the calabash nutmeg; used as a spice
    Synonyms: abo-lákọ̀ṣẹ, abo-ìlákọ̀ṣẹ
  3. African nutmeg spice
    Synonyms: abo-lákọ̀ṣẹ, abo-ìlákọ̀ṣẹ
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