ògìdìgbó
noun
/ò.ɡì.dì.ɡ͡bó/
ògìdìm̀gbó (alternative)
Definitions
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A Yoruba drum belonging to the gbẹ̀du class of drums, it is used to make coded messages or send long-distance messages. It was mainly played in the royal court of the Aláàfin.
bí òwe, bí òwe, ni à ń lu ìlù ògìdìgbó, ọlọ́gbọ́n níí jó o, ọ̀mọ̀ràn níí sìí mọ̀ ọ́n the ògìdìgbó drum is beaten in drum beats like proverbs, it is the wise who dance to its rhythm correctly, and only the wise can understand or decode it
Other entries with this spelling
Wiktionary records 2 entries spelled “ògìdìgbó”. You're reading one of them; here are the others.
Source: Wiktionary · etymology 1,
where this word is spelled “ogidigbo”.
Reference:
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