atotô

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See also: atotö, atọtọ, and atɔtɔ

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Yoruba atóto (interjection used to enforce silence).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -o
  • Hyphenation: a‧to‧tô

Noun

atotô m (plural atotôs)

  1. (religion) a salutation to the orisha Omolu.
    • 2022 April 8, Claudia Schapira, Eugênio Lima, Luaa Gabanini, Roberta Estrela D'Alva, A palavra como território: Antologia dramatúrgica do teatro hip-hop, Editora Perspectiva S/A, →ISBN:
      ... 'Atotô Obaluaê Atotô Baba somos apenas matéria que deteriora, hora após hora, todo dia a cada hora daqui ninguém escapa, daqui ninguém se safa, Atotô Obaluaê, Atotô Baba não tem caminho de volta pra reverter o irreversível, a não ser que []
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