elubọ

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Yoruba

Alternative forms

ẹ̀lùbọ́ (Ife)
ẹ̀lụ̀bọ́ (Ekiti)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /è.lù.bɔ́/

Noun

èlùbọ́

a parboiled and dried crop processed into flour; (in particular) such flour used to make dishes like àmàlà
(by extension) flour made from dried crops, usually yam, plantain, or cassava

Derived terms

èlùbọ́ iṣu (“yam flour”)
elùbọ́ ẹ̀gẹ́, elùbọ́ pákí, èlùbọ́ọ gbágùúdá (cassava flour)
èlùbọ́ ọ̀gẹ̀dẹ̀, èlùbọ́ kẹlú (plantain flour)
èlùbọ́ kókò (“taro flour”)
elélùbọ́ (“one who sells or makes èlùbọ́”)

Related terms

láfún (“cassava flour”)

Descendants

→ Hausa: alabo
→ Nupe: lùbwá, rùbwá

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