elubọ

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• ẹ̀lùbọ́ (Ife)
• ẹ̀lụ̀bọ́ (Ekiti)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /è.lù.bɔ́/

Noun

èlùbọ́

1. a parboiled and dried crop processed into flour; (in particular) such flour used to make dishes like àmàlà
2. (by extension) flour made from dried crops, usually yam, plantain, or cassava

Derived terms

• èlùbọ́ iṣu (“yam flour”)
• elùbọ́ ẹ̀gẹ́, elùbọ́ pákí, èlùbọ́ọ gbágùúdá (cassava flour)
• èlùbọ́ ọ̀gẹ̀dẹ̀, èlùbọ́ kẹlú (plantain flour)
• èlùbọ́ kókò (“taro flour”)
• elélùbọ́ (“one who sells or makes èlùbọ́”)

Related terms

• láfún (“cassava flour”)

Descendants

• → Hausa: alabo
• → Nupe: lùbwá, rùbwá