Meaning of eré | Babel Free

Definitions

1. advantage, reward
2. python, specifically the Ball python, regarded as a symbol of the rainbow spirit, Òṣùmàrè
3. statue, figurine, sculpture
4. physical play
5. inflamed or swollen part of the body
6. curse
7. profit, reward
8. game
9. race, run
10. drama, musical, play
11. television show, movie, film
12. joke, fun

Examples

“ó gbẹ́ igi ní ère”

He carved a wooden sculpture

“Ẹ kúrò nídìí ìdò, eré ọmọdé ni”

Stop playing with the ido seeds, it's a child's game

“Eré tí ajá fogún ọdún sá; ìrìn fàájì ni fẹ́ṣin”

The race that took the dog twenty years to run is a leisurely stroll for the horse.

“mo ń ṣe eré ni”

I am only joking

“ó fi wá ré èré”

He put curses on us

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