ẹfọ́n
noun
/ɛ̄.fɔ̃́/
Definitions
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rib
Similar wordsụgbáènoun 2 entries are spelled “ụgbáè”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first. ụgbáè rib; rib cage ịgbáè alternative form of ụgbáè (“rib; rib cage”) ụgbáènounUsed in
Other entries with this spelling
Wiktionary records 3 entries spelled “ẹfọ́n”. You're reading one of them; here are the others.
Etymology
From Etymology 3; named so because of the similarity of the shape of a rib and the back of a palm frond.
Source: Wiktionary · etymology 5,
where this word is spelled “ẹfọn”.
Reference:
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