gele

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noun

A traditional head tie native to Yoruba women of West Africa (Nigeria, Benin and Togo).

OriginYoruba gèlè →
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Meanings

noungele (plural gele or geles)

plural geles · alternative gelee

  1. A traditional head tie native to Yoruba women of West Africa (Nigeria, Benin and Togo).

    At recent parades of nations women on the Indian team have worn saris, and on the Nigerian one geles. Caribbean contingents can be relied on for color.

    2024 July 25, Jason Farago, “Why the Olympics’ Parade of Nations Is the World’s Costume Party”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

Origin

  1. Yorubagèlè
  2. Yorubagèlè
  3. Englishgele

Borrowed from Yoruba gèlè.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

gele. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gele

MLA

“gele.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gele. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gele,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gele.

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