agbako

Yoruba

Etymology

From à- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ gbá (“to sway”) +‎ kò (“to encounter, to collide”), literally “that which is swayed to encounter another”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /à.ɡ͡bá.kò/

Noun

àgbákò

  1. (literally) that which is swayed to encounter another
  2. (idiomatic) accident, misfortune, mishap
    Synonyms: mùsííbà, àjálù
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