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Etymology

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From Yoruba àdòdó, probably from a Central Yoruba dialect.

Noun

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adòdó

  1. flower

References

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Yoruba

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Oyin lórí àdòdó

Etymology

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Cognate with Igala òdòdó and Ayere adòdó

Pronunciation

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Noun

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àdòdó

  1. (Ekiti) Alternative form of òdòdó (flower)
  2. (Ekiti, idiomatic) child (used as a term of endearment)
    Ọlọ́fin Ufẹ̀ jẹ́ kí ń radòdó ṣe èyé oỌlọ́fin of Ifẹ̀, let me have a child I can be a mother to (literally, “Olofin of Ifẹ̀, let me see a flower that I can be a mother to”) (Èkìtì prayer for children)

Descendants

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  • Ayere: adòdó