See ayo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"english": "longitudinal row of ayò holes",
"word": "agbọndan ayò"
},
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"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"english": "someone who plays the ayo game",
"word": "aláyò"
},
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"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"english": "the holes in the ayo board",
"word": "ojúlé ayò"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"english": "ayo pieces",
"word": "ọmọ ayò"
},
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"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"english": "Ayo board, mancala board",
"word": "ọpọ́n ayò"
},
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"english": "to play ayo",
"word": "ta ayò"
},
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"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"english": "a point in competitive sport",
"word": "àmì ayò"
},
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"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"english": "The hole in an ayo game board filled with seeds",
"word": "òdù ayò"
}
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},
"expansion": "→ English: ayo",
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"lang": "Yoruba",
"lang_code": "yo",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
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{
"_dis": "44 13 34 10",
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"Any of a variety of plants including Guilandina bonduc and Corchorus olitorius (ewédú)"
],
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"ewédú",
"ewedu#Yoruba"
]
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"glosses": [
"The seeds of the ayò plant"
],
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"seeds",
"seeds"
]
],
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{
"word": "ọmọ ayò"
}
]
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"english": "When an expert ayo player becomes over-excited while ayo, he will occasionally utter some gibberish (proverb on over-excitement)",
"text": "bí ayò ó bá wọ ọ̀ta lára, á dígbà sọ ìsọkúsọ",
"type": "example"
}
],
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"The strategy game ayo, a variety of the mancala or oware game played by the Yoruba, of which the seeds of the ayò plant are used in the game"
],
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"strategy",
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"ayo",
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"oware",
"oware"
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]
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{
"word": "ayò ọlọ́pọ́n"
},
{
"word": "ayòayò"
},
{
"word": "awò"
},
{
"word": "ayò jẹ̀rin"
},
{
"word": "ayò kàrè"
},
{
"word": "ayò jòdù-jòdù"
}
]
},
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"Human behaviour",
"Human",
"All topics",
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"english": "I won in a game",
"text": "mo pa á ní ayò",
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"A general term for any strategic game, competition, or pastime, hobby"
],
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"hobby",
"hobby"
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"(by extension) A general term for any strategic game, competition, or pastime, hobby"
],
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"ipa": "/ā.jò/"
}
],
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"yo:Ayò ọlọ́pọ́n"
],
"word": "ayo"
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"yo:Plants"
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"english": "longitudinal row of ayò holes",
"word": "agbọndan ayò"
},
{
"english": "someone who plays the ayo game",
"word": "aláyò"
},
{
"english": "the holes in the ayo board",
"word": "ojúlé ayò"
},
{
"english": "ayo pieces",
"word": "ọmọ ayò"
},
{
"english": "Ayo board, mancala board",
"word": "ọpọ́n ayò"
},
{
"english": "to play ayo",
"word": "ta ayò"
},
{
"english": "a point in competitive sport",
"word": "àmì ayò"
},
{
"english": "The hole in an ayo game board filled with seeds",
"word": "òdù ayò"
}
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"Any of a variety of plants including Guilandina bonduc and Corchorus olitorius (ewédú)"
],
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"ewédú",
"ewedu#Yoruba"
]
]
},
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"glosses": [
"The seeds of the ayò plant"
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"seeds",
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]
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{
"word": "ọmọ ayò"
}
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"english": "When an expert ayo player becomes over-excited while ayo, he will occasionally utter some gibberish (proverb on over-excitement)",
"text": "bí ayò ó bá wọ ọ̀ta lára, á dígbà sọ ìsọkúsọ",
"type": "example"
}
],
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"The strategy game ayo, a variety of the mancala or oware game played by the Yoruba, of which the seeds of the ayò plant are used in the game"
],
"links": [
[
"strategy",
"strategy"
],
[
"game",
"game"
],
[
"ayo",
"ayo"
],
[
"mancala",
"mancala"
],
[
"oware",
"oware"
],
[
"seeds",
"seeds"
]
],
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{
"word": "ayò ọlọ́pọ́n"
},
{
"word": "ayòayò"
},
{
"word": "awò"
},
{
"word": "ayò jẹ̀rin"
},
{
"word": "ayò kàrè"
},
{
"word": "ayò jòdù-jòdù"
}
]
},
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{
"english": "I won in a game",
"text": "mo pa á ní ayò",
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}
],
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"A general term for any strategic game, competition, or pastime, hobby"
],
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"strategic",
"strategic"
],
[
"game",
"game"
],
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"competition",
"competition"
],
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"pastime",
"pastime"
],
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"hobby",
"hobby"
]
],
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"(by extension) A general term for any strategic game, competition, or pastime, hobby"
],
"tags": [
"broadly"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ā.jò/"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"yo:Ayò ọlọ́pọ́n"
],
"word": "ayo"
}
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