ẹsẹ-adiẹ

Yoruba

Ẹsẹ̀-adìẹ

Etymology

From ẹsẹ̀ (“foot”) +‎ adìẹ (“chicken”), literally “Chicken's foot”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̄.sɛ̀.ā.dì.ɛ̄/

Noun

ẹsẹ̀-adìẹ

1. The edible fungus Schizophyllum commune, which resembles the foot of a chicken

References

• Oso, B.A. Mushrooms and the Yoruba People of Nigeria[1], 1975