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Yorùbá Dictionary
ààwẹ̀ noun /àà.wɛ̀/
Definitions
  1. religious fast
    Used in
    gbààwẹ̀verboúnjẹ ìtúnu-ààwẹ̀Ọdún ìtúnu ààwẹ̀ààwẹ̀ Kìrìsìtẹ́nìààwẹ̀ Mùsùlùmí
Etymology
Contraction of àrìwẹ̀, ultimately from àrì- (“without”) + wẹ̀ (“to shower, to bathe”).
Component words
àrì-withoutwẹ̀to shower, to bathe
Used in
gbààwẹ̀verb
Source: Wiktionary, where this word is spelled “aawẹ”. Reference: en-aawẹ-yo-noun-FXtQYuAh