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== Yoruba == === Alternative forms === === Etymology === Contraction of èwìwọ̀ (“taboo”), proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruba *ɛ̀-ɣɪ̀ɣɔ̀, from Proto-Edekiri *ɛ̀-ɣɪ̀ɣɔ̀ === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /èè.wɔ̀/ === Noun === èèwọ̀ taboo, cultural or religious prohibition. Personal taboos are often given to individual people early in life via the Àkọsẹ̀jayé. èèwọ̀ ni kí aboyún rìn ní ọ̀sán gangan ― It is a taboo for a pregnant woman to walk around in the hot afternoon àdín jẹ́ èèwọ̀ Èṣù ― Giving the orisha Esu palm kernel oil is a taboo abomination èèwọ̀ ni nílẹ̀ Yorùbá, kí ìyàwó titun bá ọkọ ọ rẹ̀ nílé ― It is an abomination in Yorubaland for a new bride to meet her new husband at home when she arrives to her marital home === Interjection === èèwọ̀! never!, it is a taboo! Synonym: àgbẹdọ̀ ==== Descendants ==== → Portuguese: euó