ewùrà
noun
/ē.wù.ɾà/
ẹụ̀rà (alternative), ewùà (alternative)
Definitions
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purple yam; Dioscorea alata or Dioscorea smilacifolia
Similar wordslàlápakoloPossibly similar wordsipẹ́noun Wiktionary points at “ipẹ́”. No word here is spelled that way, so we have linked “ìpẹ́”, which matches once tone marks are ignored. It may be a misspelling, or “ipẹ́” may be a word nobody has written up yet. ìpẹ́ scaleUsed inewùrà ẹṣinRelated wordsiṣunoun 2 entries are spelled “iṣu”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first. iṣu any of the various species of wild and cultivated yam in the family Dioscorea uṣu yam àkàrà ọ̀jọ̀jọ̀ìkọ́kọrẹ́noun
Etymology
Likely related to Igala èbìnà
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “ewura”.
Reference:
en-ewura-yo-noun-9YP8WgJC