asoebi

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Naija

Alternative forms

  • asoebi

Etymology

From: Yoruba aso, 'cloth' and ebi, 'family'.

Pronunciation

  • àʃɔ́ɛ̀bí

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Noun

  • Na when people, especially family, wear desame kind clot take celebrate someting.
  • Di asoebi fine well well.  — (NSC_Legbeti_2020. The common cloth worn by the family is fine)
  • For dis side ehn, dem sabi wear asoebi for nearly everyting wey happen to dem, even Covid go still get asoebi one day.  — (NSC_Legbeti_2020. They like wearing the same outfit to mark events in this part of the world. I guess Covid will soon have one.)
  • Di asoebi my friends dem wan wear for my daughter marriage make sense die.  — (NSC_Legbeti_2020. The fabric my friends choose to wear to my daughter's wedding is very lovely)

Synonyms

Translations

  • English common outfit