ọ̀pàpà
noun
/ɔ̀.k͡pà.k͡pà/
àpàpà (alternative)
Definitions
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harmattan; the strong winds associated with the harmattan
ọ̀pàpà àjàkàlú The strong winds that blow throughout the town
Dialect
Ìkàrẹ́ Àkókó (Ùkàrẹ́), Òkìtìpupa, Oǹdó, Àdó Èkìtì, Òdè Èkìtì, Àkúrẹ́, Ọ̀tùn Èkìtì
dialect form of
ọyẹ́
noun
Etymology
Cognate with Itsekiri akpakpa, likely of Southeast Yoruba origin borrowed into Ekiti
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “ọpapa”.
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