ewuro
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Yoruba[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ewúro
- bitter leaf (Vernonia amygdalina)
- Synonym: ẹ̀fọ́ ewúro
Derived terms[edit]
- adùn ni ń gbẹ̀yìn ewúro (“sweetness is the aftertaste of bitter leaf”)
- korò bí ewúro (“as bitter as bitter leaf”)
References[edit]
- ^ Adeniyi, Kolawole (2020 November 24) “Lexicalisation of tonal downstep in Yoruba”, in Canadian Journal of Linguistics/Revue Canadienne De Linguistique, 65