oró
noun
/ō.ɾó/
Definitions
-
venom, poison, sting
Similar wordsmájèlénoun iwọnoun 3 entries are spelled “iwọ”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first. iwọ poison ìwọ you (emphatic second-person singular personal pronoun) ìwọ́ umbilical cord
- agony, pain
- wickedness
Etymology
Cognate with Igala óló, proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *ó-ló
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African mango tree (Irvingia gabonensis), of which the seeds of its fruit are used in soups like ọgbọnọ and ààpọ̀n
the fruit of the tree Irvingia gabonensis
Source: Wiktionary · etymology 1,
where this word is spelled “oro”.
Reference:
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