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Meaning of owu | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2
ō.wú

Definitions

  1. A Yoruba subethnic group historically living in several towns within the vicinity of the Ọ̀yọ́ empire, they now mainly live in the town of Abẹ́òkúta in Ògùn State, Nigeria. While they are often regarded as the Ẹ̀gbá Òwu, they are distinct from the Ẹ̀gbá people.
  2. Owu (an Ìgbómìnà Yoruba town in the local government area of Isin, Kwara, Nigeria)
  3. anvil
  4. cotton
  5. jealousy, envy
  6. A Yoruba dialect spoken by the Òwu people

Equivalents

English cotton

CEFR level

C2
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See also

Òwu Abẹ́òkúta òwú aláǹtakùn Owu-Ipoole ọwun owuọ owurọ

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