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Yoruba
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Chemical element | |
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Sb | |
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Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from a Northern language, perhaps Hausa tirā̀ (“to dye”)
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]tìróò
- A dark powder similar to kohl, made from powered galena or antimony, and used as traditional Yoruba eye makeup
- Synonym: gàlúrà
- antimony (chemical element, Sb, atomical number 51)
- Synonym: mẹ́tàlì adágbámú
Derived terms
[edit]- lé tìróò (“to put on tìróò”)
- onílétìróò (“someone who is wearing tìróò”)