Meaning of eewọ | Babel Free

Definitions

1. taboo, cultural or religious prohibition.
2. boil, blister
3. abomination

Examples

“Personal taboos are often given to individual people early in life via the Àkọsẹ̀jayé.”

“èèwọ̀ ni kí aboyún rìn ní ọ̀sán gangan”

It is a taboo for a pregnant woman to walk around in the hot afternoon

“àdín jẹ́ èèwọ̀ Èṣù”

Giving the orisha Esu palm kernel oil is a taboo

“èèwọ̀ ni nílẹ̀ Yorùbá, kí ìyàwó titun bá ọkọ ọ rẹ̀ nílé”

It is an abomination in Yorubaland for a new bride to meet her new husband at home when she arrives to her marital home

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