Babalawon.

Brit.

/ˌbabəˈlɑːwəʊ/, U.S.

/ˌbɑbəˈlɑwoʊ/, West African English

/ˌbabaˈlawo/

Forms: 1800s– babalawo, 1900s– babaalawo, 1900s– babalao, 2000s– babalaawo (rare). Also with lower-case initial.

Origin: A borrowing from Yoruba. Etymon: Yoruba babaláwo.

Etymology: < Yoruba babaláwo < bàbá father + -l- (elided form of -ni- in) + awo cult, secret.

Originally in West Africa: a traditional healer in the Ifa system of divination.

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1855 Missionary Reg. July 313/2 He seconded then also the words of another, who declared himself convinced in his heart of the truth in our words, since we do not take money &c, like the babalawos.

1885 M. McMahon tr. P. Baudin Fetichism & Fetich Worshipers ii. 92 He sends for a priest of Ifa, a babalawo, who, having immolated pigeons and hens, consults his fetich to know it there is any need to appease the gods.

1919 Man 19 152 He places a gift of cowries (to which he has whispered his needs) before the Babalawo.

1966 U. Beier tr. O. Ijimere Imprisonment of Obatala 8 (stage direct.) Obatala is consulting the Babalawo. The room is dimly lit. The Babalawo throws the palm-nuts and chants the ritual verse.

2006 Straight No Chaser Winter 35/1 It was a journey that saw him learn about the ‘Way of the Saints’ with a babalawo in Cuba and travel to the unstable streets of Port-au-Prince to record the ancient Vodou drums of Haiti's Societe Absolument Guinin.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	babalawo
释义	Babalawon. Brit. /ˌbabəˈlɑːwəʊ/, U.S. /ˌbɑbəˈlɑwoʊ/, West African English /ˌbabaˈlawo/ Forms: 1800s– babalawo, 1900s– babaalawo, 1900s– babalao, 2000s– babalaawo (rare). Also with lower-case initial. Origin: A borrowing from Yoruba. Etymon: Yoruba babaláwo. Etymology: < Yoruba babaláwo < bàbá father + -l- (elided form of -ni- in) + awo cult, secret. Originally in West Africa: a traditional healer in the Ifa system of divination. ΚΠ 1855 Missionary Reg. July 313/2 He seconded then also the words of another, who declared himself convinced in his heart of the truth in our words, since we do not take money &c, like the babalawos. 1885 M. McMahon tr. P. Baudin Fetichism & Fetich Worshipers ii. 92 He sends for a priest of Ifa, a babalawo, who, having immolated pigeons and hens, consults his fetich to know it there is any need to appease the gods. 1919 Man 19 152 He places a gift of cowries (to which he has whispered his needs) before the Babalawo. 1966 U. Beier tr. O. Ijimere Imprisonment of Obatala 8 (stage direct.) Obatala is consulting the Babalawo. The room is dimly lit. The Babalawo throws the palm-nuts and chants the ritual verse. 2006 Straight No Chaser Winter 35/1 It was a journey that saw him learn about the ‘Way of the Saints’ with a babalawo in Cuba and travel to the unstable streets of Port-au-Prince to record the ancient Vodou drums of Haiti's Societe Absolument Guinin. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1855
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