alegba

Yoruba

Àlégbà

Alternative forms

• àlèégbà
• àlépa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /à.lé.ɡ͡bà/

Noun

àlégbà

1. monitor lizard, Varanus niloticus, also translated in modern times as alligator (however alligators are not endemic to Africa)

   Synonyms: agílíńtí, awọ̀n, awọ́nríwọ́n

Related terms

• àǹtà (“savannah monitor”)