Meanings
sèkèrè1
- alternativeno pluralAlternative spelling of sekere.
1984: Claudius Oluyemi Olaniyan, The Composition and Performance Techniques of Dùndún-Sèkèrè Music of South-Western Nigeria, main title (Queen’s University)
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The Calabash drum — ornamental with strings of cowries — is called Sèkèrè.
1921, Samuel Johnson, Obadiah Johnson, chapter 8, in A History of the Yorubas from the Earliest Times to the Beginning of the British Protectorate, volume 1, page 121
Sèkèrè2
- rareSinendé
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To be precise, the relevant actions in this area are as follows: […] the completion of preelectrification installations of Sori (commune of Gogounou), Sèkèrè (commune of Sinendé)[,] Kilibo (commune of Ouessè), Goro (commune of Tchaourou), Baoudjo (commune of Ifangny) and Adohoun (commune of Athiémé) [….]
2008: Progress Report on Growth Strategy for Poverty Reduction, chapter 3: “Infrastructure Development”, priority area 2: “Energy Infrastructure”, pages 33–34, § 87
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sèkèrè. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/s%C3%A8k%C3%A8r%C3%A8
“sèkèrè.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/s%C3%A8k%C3%A8r%C3%A8. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sèkèrè,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/s%C3%A8k%C3%A8r%C3%A8.
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