English
agogo
Agogo comes from Portuguese agogô ‘agogo bell’, and goes back to Yoruba agogo.
- Yorubamodernagogo‘bell’
- Portuguesec. 1500–presentagogô‘agogo bell’
- Englishtodayagogo
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Yorubamodernagogo‘bell’
- Portuguesec. 1500–presentagogô‘agogo bell’
- Englishtodayagogo
Every English word from Yoruba agogo
Today it means
noun An agogo bell, a bell used in Yoruba and Brazilian music and typically played in pairs
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Yoruba agogo / agogo