eti-ologbo

eti-ologbo

Yoruba

Etí-ológbò

Etymology

From etí (“ear”) +‎ ológbò (“cat”), literally “Cat's ear”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ē.tí.ō.ló.ɡ͡bò/

Noun

etí-ológbò

1. A term for two species of mushroom which resemble ears, the Auricularia auricula-judae and the Cloud ear fungus

References

• Oso, B.A. Mushrooms and the Yoruba People of Nigeria, 1975