ogogoro

English

Etymology

From Yoruba ògógóró. A toast in celebration of two people coming tog ether as a family, to honour our ancestors and give salutation, to celebrate a life well lived, Kai-Kai.

Noun

ogogoro (uncountable)

1. A strong alcoholic drink of West Africa, distilled from the juice of raffia palm trees.
   • 1991, Ben Okri, The Famished Road‎^[1], Section 1, Book 1, Chapter 8:

     On the centre table, in front of him, there was a half-empty bottle of ogogoro, an ashtray, and a packet of cigarettes.

Yoruba

Etymology

From ò- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ gógóró (“at the top; the highest”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ò.ɡó.ɡó.ɾó/

Noun

ògógóró

1. highest stage, apex

   Synonyms: òtéńté, ògólómùṣo

2. (by extension) a very strong traditional gin made from the raffia palm tree

   Synonym: ọtí

Related terms

• ọtí
• ògùrọ̀
• ẹmu

Descendants

• English: ogogoro