Alájàpá

[aláʤàk͡pá] Re-MI-Do-MI Noun Intermediate

Dictionary Definitions

2 meanings found
1
Alájàpá Trader; Dealer; Seller (n. )
Definition: Someone who works in or owns a retail business and sells goods.
Examples
Yorùbá: Alájàpá náà ń ta búrẹ́dì tuntun ní ọjà
English: The merchant sold fresh bread at the market
Synonyms
Olùṣòwò
2
Alájàpá Tortoise (n. )
Definition: Any of various land-dwelling reptiles, of the family testudinidae or the order testudines, whose body is enclosed in a shell (carapace plus plastron). The animal can withdraw its head and four legs partially into the shell, providing some protection from predators.
Examples
Yorùbá: Ìjàpá náà rọra gba ojú òpópónà erékùṣù náà kọjá
English: The tortoise slowly crossed the sandy path
Synonyms
Ijapa; Ewéko