ariwo

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• aio, ario (Èkìtì)
• aruwo
• aiwo (Ondo)
• aiyo (Ào)

Etymology 1

From a- (“agent prefix”) +‎ riwo (“of much loud contrastive noise among a crowd (ideophone)”), proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruba *a-riwo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ā.ɾī.wō/

Noun

ariwo

1. noise

   Synonym: ùfófó

Derived terms

• pariwo (“to shout”)
• aláriwo

Etymology 2

Ewé aríwó (1)

Aríwó (2)

Possibly from a- (“agent prefix”) +‎ rí (“to see”) +‎ wó (“to crush”), literally “One we see and crush”

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ā.ɾí.wó/

Noun

aríwó

1. the plant Monodora myristica, known as the African nutmeg or calabash nutmeg

   Synonyms: abo-lákọ̀ṣẹ, abo-ìlákọ̀ṣẹ

2. the fruit and seed of the calabash nutmeg; used as a spice

   Synonyms: abo-lákọ̀ṣẹ, abo-ìlákọ̀ṣẹ

3. African nutmeg spice

   Synonyms: abo-lákọ̀ṣẹ, abo-ìlákọ̀ṣẹ