tẹjumalejo

Yoruba

Tẹjúmálejò

Etymology

From tẹjú mọ́ (“to stare at”) +‎ àlejò (“guest; visitor”), literally “[that which] stares at visitors”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɛ̄.d͡ʒú.má.ꜜlē.d͡ʒò/

Noun

tẹjúmálejò

1. (idiomatic) frozen fish

   Synonyms: ẹja inú yìnyín, òkú-Èkó