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Egun

Egun noun: a member of the Yoruba people who performs a masquerade as an ancestor.

Noun

Egun (plural Egungun)

  1. A member of the Yoruba people who performs a masquerade as an ancestor.

Forms of Egun

pluralEgungun

Origin of Egun

From Yoruba Eégún, a reduced form of Yoruba Egúngún (“ancestors”), with the difference between singular and plural being due to a misinterpretation of the Yoruba forms.

Questions about Egun

What does Egun mean?
Egun means a member of the Yoruba people who performs a masquerade as an ancestor.
What part of speech is Egun?
Egun is a noun.
What is the plural of Egun?
The plural of Egun is Egungun.

Words near Egun in the dictionary

  1. Egton Bridge
  2. Egton with Newland
  3. egualen
  4. Eguia
  5. Eguias
  6. Egun
  7. Egungun
  8. Egus
  9. egushi
  10. egusi
  11. Egutpoora

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