"oro" meaning in Yoruba

See oro in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ō.ɾó/ Forms: oró [canonical]
Etymology: Cognate with Igala óló, proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *ó-ló Etymology templates: {{cog|igl|óló}} Igala óló, {{inh|yo|alv-yrd-pro|*ó-ló}} Proto-Yoruboid *ó-ló Head templates: {{head|yo|noun|head=oró|head2=}} oró, {{yo-pos|noun|oró|}} oró, {{yo-noun|oró}} oró
  1. venom, poison, sting Synonyms: májèlé, iwọ
    Sense id: en-oro-yo-noun-lNLvOgUl
  2. agony, pain
    Sense id: en-oro-yo-noun-4QfQycXX
  3. wickedness
    Sense id: en-oro-yo-noun-mERdyqnO
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ejò olóró (english: venemous snake), ikú oró (english: agonizing death, cruel death), oró oyin (english: bee sting)
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ō.ɾò/ Forms: orò [canonical]
Etymology: Cognate with Edo oro Etymology templates: {{cog|bin|oro}} Edo oro Head templates: {{head|yo|noun|head=orò|head2=}} orò, {{yo-pos|noun|orò|}} orò, {{yo-noun|orò}} orò
  1. tradition, ritual Synonyms: ìṣe, ìṣesí Derived forms: Orò, orò ìgbanisẹ́gbẹ́ (english: rite of passage)
    Sense id: en-oro-yo-noun-7U0MgNaT
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ò.ɾó/ Forms: òró [canonical]
Etymology: From ò- (“nominalizing prefix”) + ró (“to be up, to be independently straight”). Etymology templates: {{af|yo|ò-|ró|t1=nominalizing prefix|t2=to be up, to be independently straight}} ò- (“nominalizing prefix”) + ró (“to be up, to be independently straight”) Head templates: {{head|yo|noun|head=òró|head2=}} òró, {{yo-pos|noun|òró|}} òró, {{yo-noun|òró}} òró
  1. length, vertical, stance
    Sense id: en-oro-yo-noun-aMNl0o5R Categories (other): Yoruba terms prefixed with o-
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

IPA: /ò.ɾō/ Forms: òro [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|yo|noun|head=òro|head2=}} òro, {{yo-pos|noun|òro|}} òro, {{yo-noun|òro}} òro
  1. African mango (Irvingia gabonensis)
    Sense id: en-oro-yo-noun-mLAZXmkY
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Noun

IPA: /ō.ɾō/
Head templates: {{head|yo|noun|head=oro|head2=}} oro, {{yo-pos|noun|oro|}} oro, {{yo-noun|oro}} oro
  1. fierceness
    Sense id: en-oro-yo-noun-oGXnseMC Categories (other): Yoruba entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Yoruba entries with incorrect language header: 11 6 1 8 6 20 47 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 5

Noun

IPA: /ò.ɾò/ Forms: òrò [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|yo|noun|head=òrò|head2=}} òrò, {{yo-pos|noun|òrò|}} òrò, {{yo-noun|òrò}} òrò
  1. sweet juice or fluid Derived forms: òrò oyin (english: pure honey)
    Sense id: en-oro-yo-noun-jw0En96g
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 6
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  "pos": "noun",
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      "categories": [
        "Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "African mango (Irvingia gabonensis)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Irvingia gabonensis",
          "Irvingia gabonensis#Translingual"
        ]
      ]
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/ò.ɾō/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "oro"
}

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        "head": "oro",
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      },
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    },
    {
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      },
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    },
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  ],
  "lang": "Yoruba",
  "lang_code": "yo",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "fierceness"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fierceness",
          "fierceness"
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ō.ɾō/"
    }
  ],
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}

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  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "pure honey",
      "word": "òrò oyin"
    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "òrò",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "sweet juice or fluid"
      ],
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        [
          "sweet",
          "sweet"
        ],
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          "juice",
          "juice"
        ],
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          "fluid",
          "fluid"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ò.ɾò/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "oro"
}

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Yoruba dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-04-05 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-04-03 using wiktextract (8c1bb29 and fb63907). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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