owanbe

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noun

An elaborate Yoruba party with food and dancing.

Scrabble 11

Meanings

nounowanbe (plural owanbes)

plural owanbes · alternative owambe

  1. An elaborate Yoruba party with food and dancing.

Origin

  1. Yorubaó wà ní Ibẹ̀
  2. Englishowanbe

From Yoruba ó wà ní Ibẹ̀ (“it is there”).

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APA

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MLA

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

Chicago

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

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