Ògbòó
name
/ò.ɡ͡bòó/
Definitions
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a female river deity association with fertility, worshipped by several southern Èkìtì speaking towns, including Èró, Ìjàrẹ́, Àkúrẹ́, Ọ̀bà-Ilé, Ìbulẹ̀-Ṣọ́rọ̀, and Ijù. Ògbòó in southern Èkìtì traditions is often regarded as the youngest and favorite wife of the supreme sky deity, Àbarị̀ṣà, and thus a sister wife of Ọ̀ṣun, Atan, and Olókun.
Ògbòó bùṣà sè, ó relé àlè é rẹ̀ Ogboo puts the pot of food on the stove, and then visits the home of her lover
- Ogboo (a river in Nigeria)
Etymology
Probably a deletion of the /w/ from an unattested term, Ògbòwó
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “Ogboo”.
Reference:
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