"dada" meaning in Yoruba

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Noun

IPA: /dà.dā/ Forms: dàda [canonical]
Etymology: From Dàda. Head templates: {{head|yo|noun|head=dàda|head2=}} dàda, {{yo-pos|noun|dàda|}} dàda, {{yo-noun|dàda}} dàda
  1. alternative letter-case form of Dàda (“a child born with matted, curly hair”) Tags: alt-of Alternative form of: Dàda (extra: a child born with matted, curly hair)
    Sense id: en-dada-yo-noun-HvbTNycD Categories (other): Yoruba entries with incorrect language header, Hair Disambiguation of Yoruba entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Hair: 100 0
  2. dreadlocks
    Sense id: en-dada-yo-noun-QHINzEVR Categories (other): Yoruba entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Yoruba entries with incorrect language header: 46 54
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  "etymology_text": "From Dàda.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "dàda",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "noun",
        "head": "dàda",
        "head2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "dàda",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "noun",
        "2": "dàda",
        "3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "dàda",
      "name": "yo-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dàda"
      },
      "expansion": "dàda",
      "name": "yo-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yoruba",
  "lang_code": "yo",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "a child born with matted, curly hair",
          "word": "Dàda"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "46 54",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "100 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "yo",
          "name": "Hair",
          "orig": "yo:Hair",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "alternative letter-case form of Dàda (“a child born with matted, curly hair”)"
      ],
      "id": "en-dada-yo-noun-HvbTNycD",
      "links": [
        [
          "Dàda",
          "Dada#Yoruba"
        ],
        [
          "child",
          "child"
        ],
        [
          "matted",
          "matted"
        ],
        [
          "curly",
          "curly"
        ],
        [
          "hair",
          "hair"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "46 54",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "dreadlocks"
      ],
      "id": "en-dada-yo-noun-QHINzEVR",
      "links": [
        [
          "dreadlocks",
          "dreadlocks"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/dà.dā/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dada"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 32 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
    "Yoruba eponyms",
    "Yoruba lemmas",
    "Yoruba nouns",
    "Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "yo:Hair"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Dàda.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "dàda",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "noun",
        "head": "dàda",
        "head2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "dàda",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "noun",
        "2": "dàda",
        "3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "dàda",
      "name": "yo-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dàda"
      },
      "expansion": "dàda",
      "name": "yo-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yoruba",
  "lang_code": "yo",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "a child born with matted, curly hair",
          "word": "Dàda"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "alternative letter-case form of Dàda (“a child born with matted, curly hair”)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Dàda",
          "Dada#Yoruba"
        ],
        [
          "child",
          "child"
        ],
        [
          "matted",
          "matted"
        ],
        [
          "curly",
          "curly"
        ],
        [
          "hair",
          "hair"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "dreadlocks"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "dreadlocks",
          "dreadlocks"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/dà.dā/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dada"
}

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