ìró
noun
/ì.ɾó/
ùró (alternative)
Definitions
- a cloth wrapped around a woman's lower body, usually made with six yards of fabric
Other entries with this spelling
Wiktionary records 2 entries spelled “ìró”. You're reading one of them; here are the others.
Etymology
From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + ró (“to wrap”), probably from Proto-Yoruboid *ù-ló, compare with Igala ùló
Component words
ì-nominalizing prefixróto wrap
Source: Wiktionary · etymology 1,
where this word is spelled “iro”.
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