"aroko" meaning in All languages combined

See aroko on Wiktionary

Noun [Yoruba]

IPA: /à.ɾō.kò/ Forms: àrokò [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|yo|noun|head=àrokò|head2=}} àrokò, {{yo-pos|noun|àrokò|}} àrokò, {{yo-noun|àrokò}} àrokò
  1. In traditional Yoruba society, a symbolic message sent as a form of communication between two entities. The purpose of the àrokò was to send a secret message in which only the two entities communicating would understand what the contents of the àrokò meant.
    Sense id: en-aroko-yo-noun-QU7TL~cR Categories (other): Yoruba entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Yoruba entries with incorrect language header: 99 1
  2. symbol, sign Synonyms: àmì
    Sense id: en-aroko-yo-noun-iC0J~QZ0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (topical): Culture Derived forms: èdè alárokò (english: coded or symbolic language), pàrokò (english: to send a symbolic message)
Disambiguation of Culture: 0 0

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