Iroko

Yoruba

Etymology

From ìrókò.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ì.ɾó.kò/

Proper noun

Ìrókò

  1. an earth spirit (imọlẹ̀), believed to reside in the sacred iroko tree. He is regarded as the orisha of desires and decision making. He is known to be friendly with almost all the other orisha.
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