English Explanatory Dictionary

Nago

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A member of a Yoruba people living in coastal regions of modern-day Benin and Nigeria, especially one taken to the Caribbean or South America as a slave.
  2. In Haitian voodoo, a class of loa of Yoruba origin.
name
  1. The Niger–Congo language spoken by the Nago people.

Pronunciation

/ˈnɑːɡəʊ/

Word forms

Nago Nagos Nagoes

Etymology

From Ewe Anagó (“a Yoruba”), from Yoruba Ànàgó (“Yoruba from Abeokuta Province, Nigeria”).

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