YORUBA Meaning of YORUBA in English [ 'jɒrʊbə ]■ noun ( plural same or ~s ) 1》 a member of an African people of SW Nigeria and Benin. 2》 the Kwa language of the ~.Originthe name in ~. Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004