iru

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noun

A West African condiment made from fermented locust beans.

OriginYoruba irú →
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Meanings

iru1

nouniru (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA West African condiment made from fermented locust beans.

IRU2

nounIRU (plural IRUs)

plural IRUs

  1. abbreviationinitialismaircraft; spacecraft; aircraft; spacecraftInitialism of inertial reference unit.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
inertial navigation systeminertial reference unit

Origin

  1. Yorubairú
  2. Yorubairú
  3. Englishiru

Borrowed from Yoruba irú.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

uriRui
Cite this entry
APA

iru. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/iru

MLA

“iru.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/iru. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “iru,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/iru.

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