ijabẹ

Yoruba

Etymology

From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ já (“to break”) +‎ ọbẹ̀ (“soup”).

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ì.d͡ʒá.bɛ̀/

Noun

ìjábẹ̀

  1. A traditional Yoruba cooking broom used as a whisk to mash leaves when making stew. It is mainly used in the preparation of ewédú stew.
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