alade - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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alade

1. genitive plural of ala

Borrowed from Yoruba ẹlẹdẹ. Cognate with Mangas alade, Polci alade, Kushi ʔàládè.

• IPA^(key): /ʔà.lá.dèː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [ʔà.lə́.dèː]

àladḕ m (plural àlàdai or àlàdū, possessed form àladèn)

1. pig

• IPA^(key): /à.là.dé/

àlàdé

1. (Ekiti) onion

   Synonym: àlùbọ́sà

From oní (“owner of”) +‎ adé (“crown”).

• IPA^(key): /ā.lá.dé/

aládé

1. prince, princess, royal

• IPA^(key): /ā.lá.dé/

aládé

1. The tree Myrianthus arboreus

• IPA^(key): /ā.lá.dé/

aládé

1. The common species of yam grown and consumed in the Yoruba region, specifically Dioscorea cayenensis subsp. rotundata

   Synonyms: akọ ifín, àlà-oko, bóki, efùrù, ehùrù, agógo