ariwo
Yoruba
editAlternative forms
editEtymology 1
editFrom a- (“agent prefix”) + riwo (“of much loud contrastive noise among a crowd (ideophone)”), proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruba *a-riwo
Pronunciation
editNoun
editariwo
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editPossibly from a- (“agent prefix”) + rí (“to see”) + wó (“to crush”), literally “One we see and crush”
Pronunciation
editNoun
editaríwó
- the plant Monodora myristica, known as the African nutmeg or calabash nutmeg
- Synonyms: abo-lákọ̀ṣẹ, abo-ìlákọ̀ṣẹ
- the fruit and seed of the calabash nutmeg; used as a spice
- Synonyms: abo-lákọ̀ṣẹ, abo-ìlákọ̀ṣẹ
- African nutmeg spice
- Synonyms: abo-lákọ̀ṣẹ, abo-ìlákọ̀ṣẹ