egun

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

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Definition of egun

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A member of the Yoruba people who performs a masquerade as an ancestor.

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Etymology

From Yoruba Eégún, a reduced form of Yoruba Egúngún (“ancestors”), with the difference between singular and plural being due to a misinterpretation of the Yoruba forms.

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