"iru" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Borrowed from Yoruba irú. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|yo:irú|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Yoruba", "term" : "irú", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "yo" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "iru", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="iru"> Borrowed from Yoruba irú. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} iru (uncountable)
  1. A West African condiment made from fermented locust beans. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-iru-en-noun-ivsF8G6n Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 11 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Pages with 11 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 11 entries: 8 25 7 8 4 10 6 0 6 13 0 1 0 5 6 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 23 6 8 4 9 5 0 5 12 0 1 0 8 10 0 0 0
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