Etymology

agogo

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Today it means: An agogo bell, a bell used in Yoruba and Brazilian music and typically played in pairs Full definition →

Portuguese agogô ← Yoruba agogo
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The story

  1. Yoruba · derived fromagogo“bell”
  2. Portuguese · borrowed fromagogô
  3. English todayagogo

From Portuguese agogô, from Yoruba agogo (“bell”).

Words from the same roots

Portugueseagogô all →

agogo bell

Yorubaagogo all →

agogo bell

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