ebó

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ebo"

Portuguese

Ebó

Etymology

Borrowed from Yoruba ẹbọ (“ritual sacrifice or offering to a deity”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /eˈbɔ/

• Rhymes: -ɔ
• Hyphenation: e‧bó

Noun

ebó m (plural ebós)

1. (Brazil, religion) an offering to a deity in Afro-Brazilian religions such as Umbanda and Candomblé
2. (Brazil) a food of African origin made with corn and dendê oil

Further reading

• “ebó”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
• “ebó”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025