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babalawo

babalawo noun: in Yoruba culture, a priest of Ifa.

Noun

babalawo (plural babalawos)

  1. In Yoruba culture, a priest of Ifa.

Forms of babalawo

pluralbabalawos

Origin of babalawo

From Yoruba babaláwo.

Questions about babalawo

What does babalawo mean?
Babalawo means in Yoruba culture, a priest of Ifa.
What part of speech is babalawo?
Babalawo is a noun.
What is the plural of babalawo?
The plural of babalawo is babalawos.

Words near babalawo in the dictionary

  1. babakoto
  2. babakotos
  3. babala
  4. babalaas
  5. babalaases
  6. babalawo
  7. babalawos
  8. Babalola
  9. Babalolas
  10. Babalon
  11. Babanki

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