agbado

Yoruba

Àgbàdo tó ní háhá lára.

Alternative forms

• ìgbàdo

Etymology

Possibly cognate with Fon agbadé, Gun gbàdó, Igbo ọ̀gbàdụ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /à.ɡ͡bà.dō/

Noun

àgbàdo

1. maize, corn

   Synonyms: ọkà, yangan, eginrin, eginrin àgbàdo, ẹlẹ́pà, ìjẹ́rẹ́

   Bí agbada ò bá gbóná, àgbàdo ò lè ta ― If the pan isn't hot, the corn won't pop

Derived terms

• háhá àgbàdo (“corn husk”)
• igi àgbàdo (“corn stalk”)
• ìrùkẹ̀rẹ̀ àgbàdo (“corn silk”)

 

Descendants

• → Hausa: àgwā̀dō