"aworo" meaning in Yoruba

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Noun

IPA: /à.wò.ɾò/ Forms: àwòrò [canonical]
Etymology: From à- (“nominalizing prefix”) + wò (“to look”) + rò (“to tell”), literally “One who looks to the orisha and then utters its message”. Etymology templates: {{af|yo|à-|wò|rò|lit=One who looks to the orisha and then utters its message|t1=nominalizing prefix|t2=to look|t3=to tell}} à- (“nominalizing prefix”) + wò (“to look”) + rò (“to tell”), literally “One who looks to the orisha and then utters its message” Head templates: {{head|yo|noun|head=àwòrò|head2=}} àwòrò, {{yo-pos|noun|àwòrò|}} àwòrò, {{yo-noun|àwòrò}} àwòrò
  1. A male priest of the orisha, whom often leads the traditional rituals and sacrifices to a specific orisha. Synonyms: aláwòrò, àwòrò òrìṣà, abọrẹ̀, ṣàwòrò-ṣàwòrò, aṣàwòrò
    Sense id: en-aworo-yo-noun-NTskYE9v Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 1 0 46 53
  2. An executioner, whom specifically serves the orisha Orò as one who kills the live animals brought as sacrifices Categories (topical): People, Yoruba religion Synonyms: àwòrò Orò
    Sense id: en-aworo-yo-noun-Xvv-M-9u Disambiguation of People: 1 99 Disambiguation of Yoruba religion: 23 77 Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Yoruba entries with incorrect language header, Yoruba terms prefixed with a- Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 1 0 46 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 0 41 58 Disambiguation of Yoruba entries with incorrect language header: 40 60 Disambiguation of Yoruba terms prefixed with a-: 34 66
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: àòrò, àghòrò (Ọ̀wọ̀) Derived forms: aláwòrò, ṣàwòrò (english: to perform priestly duties), àwòrò Orò (english: Oro priest), àwòrò Ṣàngó (english: priest of Shango), àwòrò Èṣù (english: Esu priest), àwòrò Ògún (english: Ogun priest)
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