àpólà noun /à.k͡pó.là/
Definitions
  1. wood splinter
  2. phrase broadly
Etymology
The sense "phrase" was coined by Yoruba Metalanguage (Èdè-ìperí Yorùbá)
Derived from
Source: Wiktionary, where this word is spelled “apola”. Reference: en-apola-yo-noun--cE0a73Z