èṣìṣìlọ́ọ̀
noun
/è.ʃì.ʃì.lɔ́ɔ̀/ /ē.ʃī.ʃī.lɔ́ɔ̀/
eṣiṣilọ́ọ̀ (canonical), èṣìṣì-lọ́ọ̀ (alternative), ṣìnṣìnrọ́ọ̀ (alternative), ṣìṣìrọ́ọ̀ (alternative), èṣìṣìnọ́ọ̀ (alternative)
Definitions
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a single grass strand which make up a broom
Similar wordsọọ̀noun 2 entries are spelled “ọọ̀”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first. ọọ̀ broom ọwọ̀ broom iginoun
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broom; (literally) the bundle of grass strand that form a broom
Similar wordsọọ̀noun 2 entries are spelled “ọọ̀”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first. ọọ̀ broom ọwọ̀ broom ìgbálẹ̀noun 2 entries are spelled “ìgbálẹ̀”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first. ìgbálẹ̀ broom ụ̀gbálẹ̀ broom àísáPossibly similar wordsàíléènoun Wiktionary points at “àíléè”. No word here is spelled that way, so we have linked “àílèé”, which matches once tone marks are ignored. It may be a misspelling, or “àíléè” may be a word nobody has written up yet. àílèé a type of grass broom, restricted to use in the home
Etymology
Probably èṣìṣì + lí (“to have”) + ọọ̀ (“broom”), likely an alternative form of òṣùṣù ọwọ̀
Related words
òṣùṣù ọwọ̀
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “eṣiṣilọọ”.
Reference:
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