aṣọ oke

Yoruba

Tọkọtaya tó ń wọ aṣọ-òkè

Alternative forms

• اشوَْ وْكعِ
• asọ-òkè

Etymology

From aṣọ (“cloth”) +‎ òkè (“uplands; hills”), literally “Cloth from the uplands”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ā.ʃɔ̄ ò.kè/

Noun

aṣọ òkè

1. aso oke, a type of Yoruba handwoven textile used for clothing

   Synonym: aṣọ òfì

2. The clothes made from the aṣọ òkè fabric

Usage notes

The term aṣọ òkè is predominantly used in the south of Yorubaland and refers to the fact that the textile is thought to have originated in Ìsẹ́yìn. In the north of Yorubaland the textile is typically known as aṣọ òfì.

Descendants

• → English: aso oke