pàtẹ́wọ́
verb
/k͡pà.tɛ́.wɔ́/
پَتعَِووَْ (alternative)
Definitions
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to clap, to applaud
Ẹ kúuṣẹ́, pàtẹ́wọ́ fún ara yín! Well done, clap for yourselves!Similar wordsṣápẹ́Used in
Etymology
From pa (“to rub, to put together”) + àtẹ́ (“that which is flat”) + ọwọ́ (“hand”), literally “To clap the flat part of the hands together”.
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applause
A Yoruba female hairstyle also known as the pàtẹ́wọ́, featuring braids that swirl across the head.
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “patẹwọ”.
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