babalawo
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]babalawo (plural babalawos)
Translations
[edit]Spanish
[edit]Noun
[edit]babalawo m (plural babalawos)
- Alternative form of babalao
- 2015 September 21, “Te purifico el aura por 950 euros”, in El País[1]:
- El día que el cliente visitó al babalawo Ángel, con 15 años de trayectoria, el dios Orula le recomendó varias cosas: no comer crustáceos en 21 días, vestir de blanco durante el mismo tiempo, cuidarse de ciertas personas y echarse novia de una vez.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Yoruba
[edit]![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Babalawo-of-cuba-consulting.jpg/220px-Babalawo-of-cuba-consulting.jpg)
Etymology
[edit]From baba (“father”) + oní (“one who has”) + awo (“mystery, secret”), literally “Father of mysteries”.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]babaláwo
- babalawo (priest of Ifa)
- Synonyms: awo, onífá, ọlọ́rúnmìlà, aláwo
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