ewuro

Yoruba

Ewúro

Alternative forms

• eríro

Etymology

Compare Edo órhíwò (“bitter leaf”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ē.wú.ꜜɾō/

Noun

ewúro

1. bitter leaf (Vernonia amygdalina)

   Synonym: ẹ̀fọ́ ewúro

Derived terms

• adùn ni ń gbẹ̀yìn ewúro (“sweetness is the aftertaste of bitter leaf”)
• korò bí ewúro (“as bitter as bitter leaf”)