OROMO


Meaning of OROMO in English

n.

Pronunciation: o ̇ - ' r ō -( ˌ )m ō , ō -

Function: noun

Inflected Form: plural Oromos or Oromo

Etymology: Oromo (western dialect) oromoo, a self-designation, probably from obsolete plural of orma person, stranger

Date: 1893

1 : a member of a Cushitic-speaking people of southern Ethiopia and adjacent parts of Kenya

2 : the Cushitic language of the Oromo

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.