baálé
noun
/bāá.lé/
Definitions
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husband, head of household
baálé gbọ́dọ̀ gbọ́ sí ọ̀rọ̀ yìí The head of the household must surely hear of this matter!
Etymology
*Possibly from Arabic بَعْل (baʕl, “husband, lord”) or baba (“father”) + ilé (“house”), literally “Father of the house”
Component words
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “baale”.
Reference:
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