voodoo

Senso (Inglese)

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) Any of a group of related religious practices found chiefly in and around the Caribbean, particularly in Haiti and Louisiana.
2. (countable, uncountable) The spiritual beliefs of the Ewe/Fon of West Africa, practiced chiefly in Benin and in the south of Togo.
3. (countable, derogatory, uncountable) Any sort of magical or irrational approach to a problem.
4. (countable, dated, uncountable) One who practices voodoo; a native sorcerer.

Verb

To bewitch someone or something using voodoo

Concetti

vudù

vuduismo

feticcio

voodoo

voduismo

vodù

sinonimi

vodoun

voodooism

hoodooism

juju

hoodoo

wise man

fetish

fetich

vodou

black magic

vodun

enchant

hocus pocus

sorcerer

witchcraft

becharm

sorcerise

sorcerize

Traduzioni

vaudou

vudú

vodu

Voodoo

vudú

Wodu

envoûter

vodú

vodou

vodoun

fétiche

fetitxe

βουντού

βουντούν

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈvuːduː/

Etimologia (Inglese)

From Louisiana Creole voudou, from Haitian Creole Vodou, from a West African language, such as Ewe vódũ (“deity, idol”), Fon vòdún (“fetish”) or the Kwa languages vodũ.