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agbada

Syllables: ag·ba·daUK/æɡˈbɑːdə//æɡˈbɑdə/

agbada noun: a long, flowing robe with wide sleeves worn by men in some parts of West Africa, often decorated with embroidery.

agbada: a long, flowing robe with wide sleeves worn by men in some parts of West Africa, often decorated...
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Noun

agbada (plural agbada or agbadas)

  1. A long, flowing robe with wide sleeves worn by men in some parts of West Africa, often decorated with embroidery.
    • Agbada ya li ọrọn ọ bajẹ, "An agbada torn at the neck is spoilt."1852, Samuel Crowther, “Agbada”, in A Vocabulary of the Yoruba Language, […], London: Seeleys, […], →OCLC, page 12*
    • The Alake [...] tottered along with difficulty under a ponderous robe of scarlet velvet—in shape somewhat like the proctor's at Alma Mater—worn over an Ewu ágbadá or Guinea-fowl pattern of similar shape, but of less gorgeous hue.1863, Richard F[rancis] Burton, “The King’s Return Visit”, in Abeokuta and the Camaroons Mountains. An Exploration. … In Two Volumes, volume I, London: Tinsley Brothers, […], →OCLC, page 279
    Synonyms:
    babanriga, boubou

Examples of agbada in a sentence

  • A big man wearing an agbada with gold thread embroidery at the neck and sleeves came up to him holding a glass of champagne between his thumb and forefinger.1974, Oliver Jackman, Saw the House in Half, Washington, D.C.: Howard University Press, →ISBN, page 90:
  • I grew up favoring the Igbo embroidered jumper over the loose and voluminous Yoruba agbada and shokoto, for festive and sometimes religious occasions.2008, Chike Momah, chapter XIII, in A Snake Under a Thatch, [Bloomington, Ind.]: Xlibris, →ISBN, page 153:

Synonyms of agbada

Forms of agbada

pluralagbada
pluralagbadas

Origin of agbada

Borrowed from Yoruba agbádá.

Questions about agbada

What does agbada mean?
Agbada means a long, flowing robe with wide sleeves worn by men in some parts of West Africa, often decorated with embroidery.
How do you use agbada in a sentence?
A big man wearing an agbada with gold thread embroidery at the neck and sleeves came up to him holding a glass of champagne between his thumb and forefinger.
What part of speech is agbada?
Agbada is a noun.
How do you pronounce agbada?
Agbada is pronounced /æɡˈbɑːdə/ (UK).
What is the plural of agbada?
The plural of agbada is agbada.

Words near agbada in the dictionary

  1. Agaz
  2. agaze
  3. agazed
  4. Agazes
  5. AGB
  6. agbada
  7. agbadas
  8. Agbanga
  9. Agbannawag
  10. Agbayani
  11. Agbayanis

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