àrokò
noun
/à.ɾō.kò/
Definitions
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In traditional Yoruba society, a symbolic message sent as a form of communication between two entities. The purpose of the àrokò was to send a secret message in which only the two entities communicating would understand what the contents of the àrokò meant.
Tí obìnrin tàbí ọkùnrin bá ránṣẹ́ òòyà bí àrokò sẹ́ni kejì wọn, ó túmọ̀ sí pé wọ́n fẹ́ pínyà ipò tọkọtaya If a man or a woman sends a comb as a symbolic message, it means that they intend to separate from their marriageBaṣọ̀run Gáà fi ẹyin oódẹ pàrokò ránṣẹ́ sí Aláàfin Basorun Gaa used a parrot egg as a symbolic message to the Alaafin.
- symbol, sign
Used in
èdè alárokòpàrokòverb
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “aroko”.
Reference:
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