owusuwusu

Yoruba

Òwúsúwusù lórí òkè

Etymology

From ò- +‎ wúsúwusù, ultimately deriving from an ideophone sense.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ò.wú.sú.wū.sù/

Noun

òwúsúwusù

1. fog, mist, cloud

   Synonyms: ìkùukùu, kùrukùru, àwọsánmà

   òwúsúwusù ú gba gbogbo ojú ọ̀run ― Fog covered all of the sky

2. (idiomatic, by extension) something that is used to cover one's face or a surface; wool

   ọkùnrin alárèékérekèé fẹ́ẹ́ fi òwúsúwusù bò wá lójú ― The cunning man wanted to use wool to cover our face