alegba

Yoruba

Àlégbà

Alternative forms

àlèégbà
àlépa

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /à.lé.ɡ͡bà/

Noun

àlégbà

monitor lizard, Varanus niloticus, also translated in modern times as alligator (however alligators are not endemic to Africa)
Synonyms: agílíńtí, awọ̀n, awọ́nríwọ́n

Related terms

àǹtà (“savannah monitor”)

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