elubọ

Yoruba

Alternative forms
  • ẹ̀lùbọ́ (Ife)
  • ẹ̀lụ̀bọ́ (Ekiti)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /è.lù.bɔ́/

Noun

èlùbọ́

  1. a parboiled and dried crop processed into flour; (in particular) such flour used to make dishes like àmàlà
  2. (by extension) flour made from dried crops, usually yam, plantain, or cassava

Derived terms
  • èlùbọ́ iṣu (“yam flour”)
  • elùbọ́ ẹ̀gẹ́, elùbọ́ pákí, èlùbọ́ọ gbágùúdá (cassava flour)
  • èlùbọ́ ọ̀gẹ̀dẹ̀, èlùbọ́ kẹlú (plantain flour)
  • èlùbọ́ kókò (“taro flour”)
  • elélùbọ́ (“one who sells or makes èlùbọ́”)

Descendants
  • → Hausa: alabo
  • → Nupe: lùbwá, rùbwá
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