fọrọ wa ọrọ wo lẹnu

Yoruba

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Etymology

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From fi (to put) +‎ ọ̀rọ̀ (words) +‎ (to find) +‎ ọ̀rọ̀ (words) +‎ (to look) +‎ (in) +‎ ẹnu (the mouth), literally "using words to find words".

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fɔ̀.ɾɔ̀ wá ɔ̀.ɾɔ̀ wò lɛ́.nũ̄/

Verb

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fọ̀rọ̀ wá ọ̀rọ̀ wò lẹ́nu

  1. (intransitive) to interview
    Synonyms: fọ̀rọ̀ wérò, fọ̀rọ̀ wá lẹ́nu wò