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Etymology edit

From Spanish ahora and Portuguese agora both in the meaning of "now".

Pronoun edit

aworo

  1. soon
  2. later

Yoruba edit

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Etymology edit

From à- (nominalizing prefix) +‎ (to look) +‎ (to tell), literally One who looks to the orisha and then utters its message.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

àwòrò

  1. A male priest of the orisha, whom often leads the traditional rituals and sacrifices to a specific orisha.
    Synonyms: aláwòrò, àwòrò òrìṣà, abọrẹ̀, ṣàwòrò-ṣàwòrò, aṣàwòrò
  2. An executioner, whom specifically serves the orisha Orò as one who kills the live animals brought as sacrifices
    Synonym: àwòrò Orò

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