aworo

Papiamentu

Alternative forms

• aweró (alternative spelling)

Etymology

From Spanish ahora and Portuguese agora both in the meaning of "now".

Pronoun

aworo

1. soon
2. later

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• àòrò
• àghòrò (Ọ̀wọ̀)

Etymology

From à- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ wò (“to look”) +‎ rò (“to tell”), literally “One who looks to the orisha and then utters its message”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /à.wò.ɾò/

Noun

àwòrò

1. A male priest of the orisha, whom often leads the traditional rituals and sacrifices to a specific orisha.

   Synonyms: aláwòrò, àwòrò òrìṣà, abọrẹ̀, ṣàwòrò-ṣàwòrò, aṣàwòrò

2. An executioner, whom specifically serves the orisha Orò as one who kills the live animals brought as sacrifices

   Synonym: àwòrò Orò

Derived terms

• aláwòrò
• ṣàwòrò (“to perform priestly duties”)
• àwòrò Orò (“Oro priest”)
• àwòrò Ṣàngó (“priest of Shango”)
• àwòrò Èṣù (“Esu priest”)
• àwòrò Ògún (“Ogun priest”)