èèwọ̀
noun
/èè.wɔ̀/
Definitions
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taboo, cultural or religious prohibition.
Personal taboos are often given to individual people early in life via the Àkọsẹ̀jayé.èèwọ̀ ni kí aboyún rìn ní ọ̀sán gangan It is a taboo for a pregnant woman to walk around in the hot afternoonàdín jẹ́ èèwọ̀ Èṣù Giving the orisha Esu palm kernel oil is a taboo
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abomination
èèwọ̀ ni nílẹ̀ Yorùbá, kí ìyàwó titun bá ọkọ ọ rẹ̀ nílé It is an abomination in Yorubaland for a new bride to meet her new husband at home when she arrives to her marital home
Etymology
Contraction of èwìwọ̀ (“taboo”), proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruba *ɛ̀-ɣɪ̀ɣɔ̀, from Proto-Edekiri *ɛ̀-ɣɪ̀ɣɔ̀
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never!, it cannot be!
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “eewọ”.
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