First Known Use: 1893
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Oromo
noun Oro·mo \ȯ-ˈrō-(ˌ)mō, ō-\
plural Oromos or Oromo
Definition of OROMO
1
: a member of a Cushitic-speaking people of southern Ethiopia and adjacent parts of Kenya
2
: the Cushitic language of the Oromo
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Origin of OROMO
Oromo (western dialect) oromoo, a self-designation, probably from obsolete plural of orma person, stranger
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