voodoo.
voodoo; a Haitian and Caribbean religion combining elements of West African religions with Catholicism
Meaning & usage
voodoo; a Haitian and Caribbean religion combining elements of West African religions with Catholicism
Voodoo har en viktig plass i haitisk historie og kultur.
magic, sorcery; black magic; by extension, something regarded as irrational, mysterious, or supposedly supernatural
Han avfeide hele teorien som ren voodoo.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from American English voodoo, from Louisiana Creole voudou, from Haitian Creole Vodou, ultimately from a West African language, perhaps Ewe vódũ (“deity, idol”), Fon vòdún (“fetish”), or Kwa vodũ. First attested before 1971. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk voodoo, Danish voodoo, Swedish voodoo, Finnish voodoo, Dutch voodoo, German Voodoo and Polish voodoo (“voodoo”).
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