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Yoruba
Etymology 1
While this is translated as fox, it likely refers to a genet or civet-like animal. See Ifè kɔ̀lɔ̀kɔ̀lɔ̀ (“genet”)
Pronunciation
Noun
kọ̀lọ̀kọ̀lọ̀
- fox
- genet
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Ideophone
kọ́lọkọ̀lọ
- (of a path, road, line etc.) zigzag; meandering; circuitous; helical
- Ọ̀nà tó lọ sí orí òkè ṣe kọ́lọkọ̀lọ ― The road that goes to the mountain peak is windy