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Egungun

🇳🇬 Nigeria Slang
Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition
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Egungun definition 1

Masquerade festival (Masquerade festival)

"Egungun dey come out (Masquerade is coming out)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

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🇳🇬 Nigeria
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April 2026

↻ Similar Words

Egúngún 🇧🇯 Benin

Mascarade (Masquerade)

"Egúngún ti jáde (La mascarade est sortie/The masquerade has come out)"
Egun 🇧🇯 Benin

Egún (Revenant/Returning spirit)

"Egun wa sɔn aliku xwe (Egun vient du monde des morts/Egun comes from the world of the dead)"

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Egúngún 🇧🇯 Benin

Mascarade (Masquerade)

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