owusuwusu

Yoruba

Etymology

From ò- +‎ wúsúwusù, ultimately deriving from an ideophone sense.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ò.wú.sú.wū.sù/

Noun

òwúsúwusù

  1. fog, mist, cloud
    Synonyms: ìkùukùu, kùrukùru, àwọsánmà
    òwúsúwusù ú gba gbogbo ojú ọ̀run ― Fog covered all of the sky
  2. (idiomatic, by extension) something that is used to cover one's face or a surface; wool
    ọkùnrin alárèékérekèé fẹ́ẹ́ fi òwúsúwusù bò wá lójú ― The cunning man wanted to use wool to cover our face
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