Standard Lemma guide

Oromo

name · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈɒrəmoʊ/
  • /ɔːˈroʊmoʊ/
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1

name

Meaning 1

The Cushitic language of this people.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A member of a people of eastern Africa, Ethiopia and northern Kenya.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Oromo oromoo.

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Amharic: ኦሮሞ (ʾoromo) — language
  • Catalan: oromo — language
  • Cherokee: ᎣᎶᎼ (olomo) — language
  • Finnish: oromo — language
  • French: oromo — language
  • Japanese: オロモ語 (Oromo-go) — language
  • Oromo: Afaan Oromoo — language
  • Portuguese: oromo — language
  • Russian: оро́мо (orómo) — language
  • Russian: га́лла (gálla) — language
  • Swedish: oromo — language
  • Tigrinya: ኦሮሞ (ʾoromo) — language
  • Oromo: Oromoo — A member of a people of eastern Africa, Ethiopia and northern Kenya
  • Afar: Oroomo — A member of a people of eastern Africa, Ethiopia and northern Kenya
  • Amharic: ኦሮምኛ (ʾoromña) — A member of a people of eastern Africa, Ethiopia and northern Kenya
  • Chinese Mandarin: 奧羅莫人 /奥罗莫人 (Àoluómòrén) — A member of a people of eastern Africa, Ethiopia and northern Kenya
  • French: Oromo — A member of a people of eastern Africa, Ethiopia and northern Kenya
  • Portuguese: oromo — A member of a people of eastern Africa, Ethiopia and northern Kenya
Real reading context

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