àlégbà
noun
/à.lé.ɡ͡bà/
àlèégbà (alternative), àlépa (alternative)
Definitions
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monitor lizard, Varanus niloticus, also translated in modern times as alligator (however alligators are not endemic to Africa)
Similar wordsagílíńtínounawọ́nríwọ́nPossibly similar wordsawọ̀nparticle Wiktionary points at “awọ̀n”. No word here is spelled that way, so we have linked “àwọn”, which matches once tone marks are ignored. It may be a misspelling, or “awọ̀n” may be a word nobody has written up yet. àwọn Precedes a noun to mark it as plural. awọ́n tongue awọ́n something or someone that is expensive àwọn they (emphatic third-person plural personal pronoun) àwọ̀n netRelated words
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monitor lizard
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “alegba”.
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