aworo

Papiamentu

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Spanish ahora and Portuguese agora both in the meaning of "now".

Pronoun

aworo

  1. soon
  2. later

Yoruba

Alternative forms

Etymology

From à- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ wò (“to look”) +‎ rò (“to tell”), literally “One who looks to the orisha and then utters its message”.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /à.wò.ɾò/

Noun

àwòrò

  1. A male priest of the orisha, whom often leads the traditional rituals and sacrifices to a specific orisha.
    Synonyms: aláwòrò, àwòrò òrìṣà, abọrẹ̀, ṣàwòrò-ṣàwòrò, aṣàwòrò
  2. An executioner, whom specifically serves the orisha Orò as one who kills the live animals brought as sacrifices
    Synonym: àwòrò Orò

Derived terms
  • aláwòrò
  • àwòrò Èṣù (“Esu priest”)
  • àwòrò Ògún (“Ogun priest”)
  • àwòrò Orò (“Oro priest”)
  • àwòrò Ṣàngó (“priest of Shango”)
  • ṣàwòrò (“to perform priestly duties”)
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