ẹgusi
See also: egusi
Yoruba edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Possibly from ẹ̀gún (“thorn”) + esí (“melon, pumpkin”), literally “Thorns of the melon”?
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ẹ̀gúsí
- The name of two species of melon
- Cucumeropsis Mannii
- watermelon
- Synonyms: bàrà olómi, edè
- egusi (The seeds of the egusi melon used to make soup)
- Synonym: edè
- the soup made from the egusi seeds
- Synonyms: ọbẹ̀ ẹ̀gúsí, edè, ọbẹ̀ edè
Derived terms edit
- ẹlẹ́gùúsí (“someone who sells egusi, a melon farmer”)
- òròró ẹ̀gúsí (“melon oil”)