màrìwò
noun
/mà.ɾì.wò/
mọ̀rìwò (alternative), mọ̀rìò (alternative), màìghò (alternative)
Definitions
-
palm frond (in particular) young unwilted palm fronds tied around the body at festivals, such as the Ọlọ́jọ́ festival, by Ògún worshippers.
Similar wordsọ̀gọ́mọ̀màrìwò ọ̀pẹ
- raffia, (in particular) the dried fronds of the raffia palm
Words in other languages from this one
These are words in other languages that came from this Yorùbá word, mostly through trade, the Atlantic slave trade, and contact with neighbouring languages.
They are not translations. A word here means what it means in its own language, which may have drifted a long way from the Yorùbá it started as.
mariôPortuguese
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “mariwo”.
Reference:
en-mariwo-yo-noun-XWuRyueb