fọrọ wa ọrọ wo lẹnu

Yoruba

Etymology

From fi (“to put”) +‎ ọ̀rọ̀ (“words”) +‎ wá (“to find”) +‎ ọ̀rọ̀ (“words”) +‎ wò (“to look”) +‎ ní (“in”) +‎ ẹnu (“the mouth”), literally "using words to find words".

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fɔ̀.ɾɔ̀ wá ɔ̀.ɾɔ̀ wò lɛ́.nũ̄/

Verb

fọ̀rọ̀ wá ọ̀rọ̀ wò lẹ́nu

(intransitive) to interview
Synonyms: fọ̀rọ̀ wérò, fọ̀rọ̀ wá lẹ́nu wò