Etymology

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urh avwebo
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  1. urh · derived fromavwebo“favourite wife in a polygamous household”
  2. English todayamebo

From Urhobo avwebo (“favourite wife in a polygamous household”). Popularised as the name of a character in the long-running Nigerian radio and television program The Village Headmaster.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.