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aso oke

aso oke noun: a type of handwoven textile used for clothing by the Yoruba people of Nigeria.

Noun

aso oke (uncountable)

  1. A type of handwoven textile used for clothing by the Yoruba people of Nigeria.
    • He wrapped my arm in aso oke cloth.2019, Marlon James, Black Leopard, Red Wolf, Hamish Hamilton, page 86

Forms of aso oke

alternative formasoke

Origin of aso oke

From Yoruba aṣọ òkè.

Questions about aso oke

What does aso oke mean?
Aso oke means a type of handwoven textile used for clothing by the Yoruba people of Nigeria.
What part of speech is aso oke?
Aso oke is a noun.

Words near aso oke in the dictionary

  1. asnort
  2. ASNT
  3. ASO
  4. aso ebi
  5. aso ebis
  6. aso oke
  7. asoak
  8. asocainol
  9. asocasein
  10. asocial
  11. asocialise

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