agbada

suomi-englanti sanakirja

agbada englanniksi

  1. A long, flowing robe with wide sleeves worn by men in some parts of Africa, often decorated with embroidery.

  2. (synonyms)

  3. (quote-book)|title=A Vocabulary of the Yoruba Language,(nb...)|location=London|publisher=Seeleys,(nb...)|year=1852|page=12*|pageurl=https://books.google.com/books?id=oXxBAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA12|oclc=20216752|passage=Agbada ya li ọrọn ọ bajẹ, "An agbada torn at the neck is spoilt."

  4. (quote-book)|year=1863|page=279|pageurl=https://books.google.com/books?id=6H3N0L3x2SAC&pg=PA279|oclc=156103169|passage=The Alake ... tottered along with difficulty under a ponderous robe of scarlet velvet—in shape somewhat like the proctor's at Alma Mater—worn over an Ewu ágbadá or Guinea-fowl pattern of similar shape, but of less gorgeous hue.

  5. (quote-journal)|journal=The Journal of the Manchester Geographical Society|location=Manchester|publisher=(...) (w),(nb...)|date=15 November 1889|volume=V|issue=7–9|page=266|pageurl=https://archive.org/details/journamanl04mancuoft/page/266/mode/1up|oclc=933889902|passage=In Yoruba the dress of an ordinary male Mohammedan consists of trousers, vest (''togo''), gown (''agbada''), cap and turban; and takes from 45 to 50 yards per suit, of which he is said to have two or three each year.

  6. (quote-book)

  7. (quote-journal)&93; wore the agbada he designed, which helped to elevate his business to the extent where he could afford to gift his wife a car.

  8. (l) (gl)

  9. pan, pan