ẹbọ
noun
/ɛ̄.bɔ̄/
spelling unconfirmed
Definitions
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ritual sacrifice or offering to a deity or divinity
Similar words
- free food
Etymology
Cognate with Igala ẹ́bọ and Edo ẹbọ, from Proto-Yoruboid *ɛ́-bɔ̄, equivalent to ẹ- (“nominalizing prefix”) + bọ (“to worship, to carry a sacrifice”)
Component words
ẹ-nominalizing prefixbọto worship, to carry a sacrifice
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ritual sacrifice
Words in other languages from this one
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ebóPortuguese
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where this word is spelled “ẹbọ”.
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