Adagbádá

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Meaning of Adagbádá

One who goes around with yards of Agbádá. A wealthy person.

Extended Meaning

Another way of looking at the name is through the special place that the agbádá garment holds in Yorùbá social life. It signifies wealth and excess such that anyone called by this name is being implied to be very rich.

Morphology

a-dà-agbádá

Gloss
Part Meaning
a one who
pour, spread
agbádá Yorùbá special garment for the rich.
Geolocation

Common in:

OTHERS
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