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Obá.

an orisha and river divinity, believed to be the spirit of the Oba river, and was the senior wife of Shango

3 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

name/oˈba/Brazil/ɔˈba/Portugal[ɔˈβa]Portugal/ɔˈba/Portugal, Southern
  1. an orisha and river divinity, believed to be the spirit of the Oba river, and was the senior wife of Shango

    feminine
  2. Oba (a river in Nigeria)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Yoruba Ọbà.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.