Àró
name
/à.ɾó/
Definitions
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a high-ranking traditional (Ìwàrẹ̀fà) chieftaincy title of many Yoruba towns. The holder of this position usually fulfills religious and ritualistic roles in their respective towns.
For example, the Àró of Ìlárá-Mọ̀kín is the chief priest of the worship of the deity Àjàlémògún.
Etymology
Compare with Edo Ero, also possibly from à- (“nominalizing prefix”) + ró (“to hold, to uphold”)
Component words
à-nominalizing prefix
róto hold, to uphold
3 entries are spelled “ró”. The etymology calls it “to hold, to uphold”, but that isn't enough to tell them apart — we've linked to the first.
ró
to wrap, to tie a wrapper, skirt, or towel.
ró
to sound, to emit a sound.
ró
to live
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “Aro”.
Reference:
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