apoporo

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Yoruba

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Etymology

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Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ā.k͡pō.k͡pō.ɾō/

Noun

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apoporo

  1. (Ekiti) A type of wooden drum
    Synonyms: ajagbo, agada
  2. a nine day festival period in which the apoporo drum is beat before the annual new yam festival (ọdún Ìjẹṣu)