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gele

gele noun: a traditional head tie native to Yoruba women of West Africa (Nigeria, Benin and Togo).

gele: a traditional head tie native to Yoruba women of West Africa (Nigeria, Benin and Togo)
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Noun

gele (plural gele or geles)

  1. A traditional head tie native to Yoruba women of West Africa (Nigeria, Benin and Togo).
    • At recent parades of nations women on the Indian team have worn saris, and on the Nigerian one geles. Caribbean contingents can be relied on for color.2024 July 25, Jason Farago, “Why the Olympics’ Parade of Nations Is the World’s Costume Party”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

Forms of gele

pluralgele
pluralgeles
alternative formgelee

Origin of gele

Borrowed from Yoruba gèlè.

Questions about gele

What does gele mean?
Gele means a traditional head tie native to Yoruba women of West Africa (Nigeria, Benin and Togo).
What part of speech is gele?
Gele is a noun.
What is the plural of gele?
The plural of gele is gele.

Words near gele in the dictionary

  1. Geldonia
  2. Geldrop-Mierlo
  3. gelds
  4. Geldzahler
  5. Geldzahlers
  6. gele
  7. gelechiid
  8. gelechiids
  9. gelechiine
  10. gelechiines
  11. gelechioid

Source and license

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