eti-ologbo

Yoruba

Etí-ológbò

Etymology

From etí (“ear”) +‎ ológbò (“cat”), literally “Cat's ear”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ē.tí.ō.ló.ɡ͡bò/

Noun

etí-ológbò

1. Any two kinds of mushroom which resemble ears (wood ear (Auricularia auricula-judae) and cloud ear fungus (Auricularia cornea))

   Synonym: etí-èkútélé

References

• Oso, B.A. Mushrooms and the Yoruba People of Nigeria[1], 1975