tẹjumalejo

Yoruba

Etymology

From tẹjú mọ́ (to stare at) +‎ àlejò (guest; visitor), literally [that which] stares at visitors.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɛ̄.d͡ʒú.má.ꜜlē.d͡ʒò/

Noun

tẹjúmálejò

  1. (idiomatic) frozen fish
    Synonyms: ẹja inú yìnyín, òkú-Èkó