ẹgusi

== Yoruba == === Alternative forms === ẹ̀gúnsí ègúsí === Etymology === Possibly from ẹ̀gún (“thorn”) +‎ esí (“melon, pumpkin”), literally “Thorns of the melon”? === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛ̀.ɡú.sí/ === Noun === ẹ̀gúsí The name of two species of melon Cucumeropsis Mannii watermelon Synonyms: bàrà olómi, edè egusi (The seeds of the egusi melon used to make soup) Synonym: edè the soup made from the egusi seeds Synonyms: ọbẹ̀ ẹ̀gúsí, edè, ọbẹ̀ edè ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → English: egusi → Fon: goussi → Hausa: àgushī → Igbo: ègwusi, ègusi