Etymology

babalawo

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Today it means: In Yoruba culture, a priest of Ifa. Full definition →

Yoruba babaláwo
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  1. Yoruba · borrowed frombabaláwo
  2. English todaybabalawo

From Yoruba babaláwo.

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