kanafuru

Yoruba

kànáfùrù

Alternative forms

• kànnáfùrù

Etymology

Ultimately from Arabic قَرَنْفُل (qaranful), via a language on the trans-Saharan trade routes.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kà.nã́.fù.ɾù/

Noun

kànáfùrù

1. the clove spice