ilé-ìtàwé
noun
/ī.lé.ì.tà.wé/
ilé ìtàwé (alternative)
Definitions
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bookstore, bookshop
Ó lọ sí ilé-ìtàwé láti ra ìwé mẹ́tàlélọ́gbọ̀n (33). She went to the bookstore to buy 33 books.DIALOUGE: Délé pàdé ọ̀rẹ́ rẹ̀ Tọ́lá ní ọ̀nà ilé-ìtàwé. […] Délé: Níbo ni o tí ń bọ? Tọ́lá: Mó ń bọ láti ilé-ìtàwé. Mo lọ ra ìwé yìí fún kíláàsì Báọ́lójì mi. DIALOUGE: Délé runs into their friend Tọ́lá on the route to the bookstore. […] Délé: Where are you coming from? Tọ́lá: I'm coming from the bookstore. I went to buy this book for my Biology class.
Etymology
From ilé (“house”) + ìtàwé (“act of selling books”), literally “the house of selling books”.
Component words
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “ile-itawe”.
Reference:
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